Daily System Report

Updated 2026-09-18 07:50:11.868836

Please note that this analysis is using preliminary data and is subject to change.

* This report uses the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to report water elevations.

Area	Lake Okeechobee	WCA1	WCA2A	WCA3A	WCA3B	Holey Land	Rotenberger
Current Level (ft. NGVD)	11.44	16.65	13.63	9.12	7.18	11.76	11.74
Above(+)/Below(-) Regulation Schedule (ft. NGVD)	NA	0.30	0.93	-0.53	NA	0.13	-1.51
Above(+)/Below(-) Regulation Schedule (ft. NGVD) from a Week Ago	NA	0.00	0.17	-0.52	NA	0.14	-1.36
Above(+)/Below(-) High Water Closure Criteria (ft. NGVD)	NA	NA	NA	-0.98	-1.32	-0.74	-1.76
Total Structure Inflow (cfs)	4575.00	1338.00	3218.00	2320.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Precipitation (cfs)	2551.76	17530.22	45.18	12258.19	2522.79	74.12	63.34
Total Structure Outflow (cfs)	523.00	0.00	1399.00	643.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Estimated Evapotranspiration (cfs)	2420.90	871.56	824.23	2282.76	469.80	202.11	172.72
Volume Gain (+)/Loss(-) (cfs)	4182.86	17996.66	1039.95	11652.43	2052.99	-127.99	-109.38
Precipitation (in.)	0.13	2.95	0.01	0.60	0.60	0.05	0.05
Evapotranspiration Potential (in.)	0.12	0.15	0.15	0.11	0.11	0.14	0.14
Water Level Trend from a Week Ago (ft. NGVD)	0.18	0.53	0.84	0.03	0.01	0.04	-0.15
Note:
Data retrieved from USACE daily reports (http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/reports.htm) and DBHYDRO for observation recorded Sep 17, 2026 .

Salinity Condition for Adult Oysters

Date	Area	Site	Salinity (PSU)	Salinity Condition
2026-09-17	Caloosahatchee	Sanibel	28.5	Good
		Shell Point	NR	NR
		Cape Coral	5.2	Fair
	St. Lucie	A1A	19.8	Good
		US 1 Bridge	9.0	Fair
		HR1	3.7	Poor

NOAA official 1 - 7 day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast. (Data Source: NOAA).

NOAA official 30-day precipitation forecasts. (Data Source: NOAA).

NOAA official 3-month precipitation forecasts for Sep-Oct-Nov 2026. (Data Source: NOAA).

District Wide Provisional Rainfall 3-Day estimate. (Data Source: SFWMD).

SFWMD Tropical Weather

FDEP

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