Keyword: Lake Okeechobee
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Saving Lake Okeechobee: A big hairy audacious goal
Ben Butler has a challenge for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) – a big hairy audacious goal... more
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A Blue Heron wades in Lake Okeechobee near the pier at the Cliff Betts Jr., Lakeside Recreation Area.
Kayak and canoe boat launch area planned at Lock 7
OKEECHOBEE – A canoe and kayak rental facility is planned at the Clif Betts Jr. Lakeside Recreation Area (commonly known as Lock 7). more
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Team Markley finds sunshine on a cloudy day
CLEWISTON — Welcome to the Sunshine State. Well, usually. Seems Mother Nature decided to throw our anglers a little curve on Saturday ... more
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Five miles of the old Tamiami Trail is being removed to allow water to flow under the new bridges.
Freshwater flow benefits Everglades National Park
Water managers are on track to provide beneficial freshwater flows to Everglades National Park and Florida Bay ... more
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Lake Okeechobee at 15.55 feet; no coastal releases planned
Lake Okeechobee is at 15.55 feet, and no releases are planned east or west this week. more
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The NOAA satellite imagery shows areas with low to moderate algal bloom potential in green or blue. Areas like to have surface scum are in red and orange.
Some lake water samples contain microcystin toxins
Six of the 28 sites contained microcystin … more
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Health officials issue blue-green algae bloom alert
DOH has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in Lake Okeechobee. more
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The corps measures the flow at Franklin Lock on the Caloosahatchee River.
Donalds hosts LOSOM town hall meeting
NAPLES – Congressman Byron Donalds hosted a virtual town hall meeting about LOSOM on Sept. 21. more
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Lakeside Ranch Stormwater Treatment Area cleaning water from Nubbin Slough
SFWMD held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the S-191A Pump Station, the final component of the Lakeside Ranch Stormwater... more
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Coalition puts emphasis on lake ecology
The importance of improving the health of Lake Okeechobee’ ecology was stressed at the Sept. 10 meeting of the County Coalition for Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee … more
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Flow to the Caloosahatchee River is measured at the Franklin Lock
Lake level rising with rainfall
Lake Okeechobee was 14.7 feet above sea level on Sept. 3, rising a less than one foot in the past month … more
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The corps measures the flow at Franklin Lock on the Caloosahatchee River.
Lake on track to end wet season around 15.5 feet
Lake O conditions look good this week, according to Col. Andrew Kelly, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers... more
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Port Mayaca Lock and Dam and Lake Okeechobee.
Corps of Engineers to 'tweak' lake plan
The USACE continued the public engagement in the discussion of plans for changes to the management of Lake Okeechobee more
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Stakeholders to be involved in changes to lake plan
JACKSONVILLE – The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) Project Delivery Team (PDT) will help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fine tune the plan … more
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As Lake O steadily rises, corps officials keep close eye on the Atlantic
“This time of year, it’s all about the storms,” Col. Andrew Kelly, commander of the U.S. Army Corps Jacksonville District, explained … more
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Water flowing to St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries is local basin runoff
The Kissimmee River floodplain is starting to inundate, according to Lawrence Glenn’s ecological report more
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If a lock is closed, it takes about 15 minutes for a boat to go through the lock.
Lake O and Kissimmee River offer boating and fishing opportunities
The Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Kissimmee River and Lake Okeechobee offer some of the best boating and fishing opportunities in Central and South Florida. more
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CERP progress updated
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual committee meeting Aug. 13 … more
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This photo is of the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam
Most lake samples have no cyanobacteria toxins or only trace levels; health alert issued
As the hot summer continues, FDEP and the South Florida Water Management District continues to take water samples … more
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No lake water released east or west
Lake Okeechobee is looking good this summer. more
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