Beginning April 10, 2024, at 8 p.m., the boat lock will remain open 24 hours a day/7 days a week...
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4/10/24
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Plans to move more water under the Tamiami Trail to Everglades National Park will take at least another two years.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/9/24 |
The Florida Department of Health in Glades has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins...
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4/8/24
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Lake Okeechobee is on track to start the wet season above 14 feet in June.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/5/24 |
Once again, concern for a bird that hasn’t been seen in a decade has meant reduced flow of water to Everglades National Park.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/2/24 |
The Florida Department of Health in Martin County (DOH-Martin) has issued a health alert ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/2/24 |
Lake Okeechobee will start the wet season around 14.5 feet (above sea level) according to estimates shared by Col. James Booth ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/29/24 |
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 |
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 |
Drier weather helped Lake Okeechobee drop below 16 feet in mid-March.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/20/24 |
On March 16, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued a Blue Green Algae Bloom Alert for Lake Okeechobee ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/19/24 |
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 |
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 when approaching all locks on the Lake Okeechobee Waterway...
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3/11/24
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Boaters should exercise caution in the vicinity of the Railroad Lift Bridge 3/4 miles east...
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3/8/24
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The LOCAR Recommended Plan would achieve the goals and objectives of the...
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3/6/24
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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 |
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 |
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 |