Lake Okeechobee: Lake-O is back to normal mode

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 01, 2009


12.36 ft.

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 02, 2009

12.45 ft.

[StormTracker]

Hi all! Thanks a lot guyz & gyrlz for keeping this thread going and updated! I was just looking back at when I started this thread on Aug. 23rd of last year and realized that today Lake O is very close to the height of 12.83 ft. that it was back then(mostly due to tropical storm Fay)! Normally, operating levels for the lake are between 12.5 and 15.5 ft which is a safe range for the Herbert Hoover Dike structure. So based on the daily increases we have been seeing with the consistent precip we've been getting, I'd say we should probably be stepping into the entry level of normal operating lake height by tommorow with an extra 3ft. to play with!!!

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 03, 2009

12.60 ft.

Going up fast!

[DanKellFla]

Hi all! Thanks a lot guyz & gyrlz for keeping this thread going and updated! I was just looking back at when I started this thread on Aug. 23rd of last year and realized that today Lake O is very close to the height of 12.83 ft. that it was back then(mostly due to tropical storm Fay)! Normally, operating levels for the lake are between 12.5 and 15.5 ft which is a safe range for the Herbert Hoover Dike structure. So based on the daily increases we have been seeing with the consistent precip we've been getting, I'd say we should probably be stepping into the entry level of normal operating lake height by tommorow with an extra 3ft. to play with!!!

You are welcome. This is important stuff to the locals. Hopefully, the water restrictions will ease for the commercial opperations. ( I am of the opinion that home owners water too much anyways. Our "grass" is little more than a weed.) Now, if the SFWMD could learn from this experience and improve the regulations, that would be great.

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 04, 2009

12.74 ft.

[StormTracker]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 05, 2009

12.81 ft.

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 06, 2009

12.87 ft.

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 07, 2009

12.91 ft.

[StormTracker]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 08, 2009

12.95 ft.

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 09, 2009

12.99 ft.

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 10, 2009


13.03 ft.

[vbhoutex]

This is going to seem like/be a stupid question. What data is the level of LO in reference to? MSL?

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 11, 2009

13.07 ft.

[StormTracker]

This is going to seem like/be a stupid question. What data is the level of LO in reference to? MSL?

I'm sorry vbhoutex, but I don't quite understand what you're asking! Here is a link that might help! P.S.: there is no such thing as a stupid question!

http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Divisions/Everglades/Branches/HHDProject/hhdike.htm

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 12, 2009

13.11 ft.

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 13, 2009

13.18 ft.

[StormTracker]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 14, 2009

13.23 ft.

[HURAKAN]

Lake Okeechobee water level as of Jul 15, 2009

13.27 ft.

[HURAKAN]

Almost a feet of water Lake O has gained over the past 15 days.