Looks like the water levels in the lake are up considerably, has any one reading this been across there recently or know of someone who did since Fay passed by there? Steve Willett Between trawlers Thibodaux, Louisiana **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)

yes, it picked up a foot or so with more expected from water draining up for the rain that fell north of the lake. I think nav. depth is now a little over 5 feet. one or two of the locks are still closed for maintenance though, till the 29th... check the OWW COE website for details pascal Miami,fl 70 hatteras 53MY live cell helm cam @ www.sandbarhopper.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <StWillett@aol.com> To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:09 PM Subject: T&T: Okeechobee > Looks like the water levels in the lake are up considerably, has any one > reading this been across there recently or know of someone who did since > Fay > passed by there? > Steve Willett > Between trawlers > Thibodaux, Louisiana > > > > **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your > travel > deal here. > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

Okeechobee lake stage above 13' going for 15'! Check it out on the COE site or ours. Ted Stehle, Editor Waterway Guide/Skipper Bob Publications www.waterwayguide.com www.skipperbob.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pascal Gademer" <pascal@sandbarhopper.com> To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:14 PM Subject: Re: T&T: Okeechobee > yes, it picked up a foot or so with more expected from water draining up > for > the rain that fell north of the lake. I think nav. depth is now a little > over 5 feet. > > one or two of the locks are still closed for maintenance though, till the > 29th... check the OWW COE website for details > > pascal > Miami,fl > 70 hatteras 53MY > live cell helm cam @ www.sandbarhopper.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <StWillett@aol.com> > To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:09 PM > Subject: T&T: Okeechobee > > >> Looks like the water levels in the lake are up considerably, has any one >> reading this been across there recently or know of someone who did since >> Fay >> passed by there? >> Steve Willett >> Between trawlers >> Thibodaux, Louisiana >> >> >> >> **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your >> travel >> deal here. >> (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) >> _______________________________________________ >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change >> email address, etc) go to: >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering >> >> Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World >> Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

I thought that it might be worth posting the following information, as I was once somewhat confused (not unusual for me) about Okeechobee depth reports. The Corps of Engineers often publishes the lake "stage" levels, which Ted has been good enough to list below. However, this can be a bit deceiving if not read in the proper context. The "lake stage" refers to the "NVGD" which means "National Vertical Geodetic Datum" and is basically a datum snapshot at some period of time (usually many years ago) that was taken to be the nominal level of the lake above sea level. This is the 5-cent explanation, and is not so important (you can google "National Vertical Geodetic Datum" if you want more). What is important is that this is NOT the depth of the lake, just how high the top of the water is above sea level. For example, from the Corps of Engineers site, here is the data at the time of this posting: Data Ending 2400 hours 27 AUG 2008 *Today's Lake Okeechobee Stage = 14.02 ++Today's Route 1 Navigational Depth w 7.96' Today's Route 2 Navigational Depth w 5.36' While it is great that the lake has come way up to reasonable depths for using the Okeechobee, it is important that the bottom of the lake also has an NVGD value (never given) but as you can see, the limiting one in the case of route #1 is 6.06 feet ASL, and 8.66 feet ASL for route #2. If you want to know what the keel available depth is, then you need to subtract these NVGDs from the Lake Stage NGVD. Good grief!!! Oh, wait, --> Thankfully, it is not necessary to keep doing math, just go to: http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/reports/r-nav.html And you will have the info (as I posted above) immediately. Ken. Ken Bloomfield MTOA# 2062 AGLCA# 3529 M/V Tellico Lady, 50' Marine Trader-Walkaround Maryville, TN

Ken, You are absolutely correct which is why on our website I also list the navigational depths and also refer readers to the Corps website. Ted Stehle, Editor Waterway Guide/Skipper Bob Publications www.waterwayguide.com www.skipperbob.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Bloomfield" <khtb@bellsouth.net> To: "Ted Stehle" <tstehle@waterwayguide.com>; <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:10 PM Subject: Re: T&T: Okeechobee/Lake Stage >I thought that it might be worth posting the following information, as I >was once somewhat confused (not unusual for me) about Okeechobee depth >reports.