With as much as 7 inches of rain expected south of Lake Okeechobee this weekend the “dry” season...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/22/24 |
Will protection for a bird that may no longer even be there stop water managers from sending south...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/14/24 |
Boaters should exercise caution in the vicinity of the Railroad Lift Bridge 3/4 miles east...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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3/8/24
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The “dry” season continues to bring above average rainfall, which means Lake Okeechobee...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/6/24 |
Concerned about already an already high lake level approaching the Florida “wet” season …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/29/24 |
Should the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have started Lake Okeechobee releases sooner?
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/23/24 |
Lake Okeechobee was 16.29 feet above sea level on Jan. 31, up from 16.23 feet the previous week. That’s bad news for the lake …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/31/24 |
Water from Lake Okeechobee flowed into the first cell of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir Stormwater Treatment Area ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/28/24 |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District (USACE) announces...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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1/26/24
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The 2023-2024 dry season continues to bring above average rainfall, keeping the level of Lake Okeechobee above it’s “ecological envelope.”
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/24/24 |
Instead of receding in the “dry” season, Lake Okeechobee is rising. Recent rainfall pushed the level of Lake Okeechobee over 16 feet.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/17/24 |
Lake Okeechobee is in trouble, stakeholders told the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board at their Dec. 14 meeting ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 12/14/23 |
Lake Okeechobee is slowly receding, edging down below 16 feet above sea level, thanks...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/13/23 |
Torrey Island Bridge operations is reporting that with changes in the weather the vegetation in the channel...
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News from USACE
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11/3/23
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“The dry season is upon us, and we are seeing water levels receding,” said Major Cory Bell of USACE ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/3/23 |
Florida’s dry season has started, but Lake Okeechobee has little chance of recovery...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/27/23 |
The Everglades may soon see some relief from flooding.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/20/23 |
A video released by Captains for Clean Water blames sugar farmers for flooding ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/20/23 |
Relatively little water from Lake O has been released to the Caloosahatchee River this wet season.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/11/23 |
Lake Okeechobee was at 16 feet above sea level on Oct. 6.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/6/23 |