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Attention boaters: There is a low hanging fiber optic cable crossing over the C-44 canal
Attention all concerned boaters! There is a low hanging fiber optic cable crossing over the C-44 canal. more
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AguaCulture equipment sucks the liquid muck into a special hose. The muck is pumped through the hose up to 20 miles away to be spread on pastureland. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
AguaCulture uses lake muck to improve pastures
Muck from Lake Istokpoga is improving the pastures at Lazy S Ranch. more
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Southwest Florida Water Management District
SFWMD to hold Resiliency Coordination Forum on June 24
Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for an upcoming Resiliency Coordination Forum to promote collaboration on water management ... more
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Lake water is pumped into a tank where it is mixed with the EutroSorb product and the slurry is sprayed into the lake. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Project sequesters phosphorus in lake sediment
A product that sequesters phosphorus in the sediment and keeps it from mixing into the water column is one of five innovative technology projects... more
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Insects from South America have been released as biological controls to help control the growth of invasive water hyacinths on Lake Okeechobee. The damage the insects do to the leaves makes the plants more vulnerable to herbicides. Left unchecked, the invasive hyacinths can double in volume in one to two weeks, crowding out native vegetation. The hyacinth leaves also hold pools of water that become breeding areas for disease-carrying mosquitoes. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
USACE uses 'every tool in the toolbox' to control invasive floating vegetation on Lake O
LAKE OKEECHOBEE – The controversy over the chemical herbicides used to control invasive aquatic plants in Lake ... more
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S-65 boat lock will temporarily close from June 15-18
The S-65 Boat Lock on Lake Kissimmee in Osceola County near the Polk County line will temporarily close next week for routine maintenance. more
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Southwest Florida Water Management District
SFWMD announces upcoming public meetings in June
Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for upcoming public meetings in the next few weeks more
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FDEP funds projects to clean Lake O water
Five companies will showcase innovative technologies to remove phosphorus from Lake Okeechobee, thanks to grants from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. At the June 5 meeting of … more
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On May 26, South Florida Water Management District staff planted more submerged aquatic vegetaton (SAV) in Lake Okeechobee. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]
FDEP funds projects to clean Lake O water
Five companies will showcase innovative technologies to remove phosphorus from Lake Okeechobee, thanks to grants from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. At the June 5 meeting of … more
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FORT DENAUD -- The pumps were turned on at the new C-43 reservoir following the ribbon cutting ceremony on July 15, 2025. The timing for test fills of the reservoir will depend on when and where rain falls. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Water storage and treatment projects are waiting on rainfall
Water storage and treatment projects are ready to use … but waiting on sufficient rainfall. more
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FORT DENAUD -- The pumps were turned on at the new C-43 reservoir following the ribbon cutting ceremony on July 15, 2025. The timing for test fills of the reservoir will depend on when and where rain falls. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Water storage and treatment projects are waiting on rainfall
Water storage and treatment projects are ready to use … but waiting on sufficient rainfall. more
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LAKE OKEECHOBEE -- On May 26, South Florida Water Management staff planted more submerged aquatic vegetation in Lake Okeechobee. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]
FWC projects improve Lake O ecology
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) efforts to improve Lake Okeechobee’s ecology were discussed at the June 5 meeting of the County Coalition ... more
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LAKE OKEECHOBEE -- On May 26, South Florida Water Management staff planted more submerged aquatic vegetation in Lake Okeechobee. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]
FWC projects improve Lake O ecology
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) efforts to improve Lake Okeechobee’s ecology were discussed at the June 5 meeting of the County Coalition ... more
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BUCKHEAD RIDGE -- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission contractors will scrape muck and vegetation from 287 acres of the bottom of Lake Okeechobee. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
FWC clearing muck from 287 acres of lake bottom
BUCKHEAD RIDGE -- A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) project is removing truckloads of muck from inside the Herbert Hoover Dike. more
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Port Mayaca Lock and Dam, located on the east side of Lake Okeechobee at the junction with the St. Lucie Canal. The Okeechobee Waterway extends to the Gulf of Mexico using the Caloosahatchee River and to the Atlantic Ocean using the St. Lucie Canal. Covering 152 miles, the waterway serves as both a commercial and recreational link. The Corps of Engineers constructed and currently manages five locks along the waterway. Port Mayaca Lock was built in 1977 for navigation purposes, to permit the raising of water levels in Lake Okeechobee, and to moderate the effects of higher lake stages along the St. Lucie Canal. [Photo courtesy USACE]
Intermittent closures at the Port Mayaca Lock & Dam May 29
Attention all concerned boaters! There will be intermittent closures at the Port Mayaca Lock & Dam on May 29. more
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LAKE OKEECHOBEE -- On May 26, South Florida Water Management staff planted more submerged aquatic vegetation in Lake Okeechobee. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]
SFWMD planting more SAV in Lake O
SFWMD is taking advantage of the low level of Lake Okeechobee to plant submerged aquatic vegetation. more
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LAKE OKEECHOBEE -- On May 26, South Florida Water Management staff planted more submerged aquatic vegetation in Lake Okeechobee. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]
SFWMD planting more SAV in Lake O
SFWMD is taking advantage of the low level of Lake Okeechobee to plant submerged aquatic vegetation. more
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USACE to release 2026 roadmap for Everglades restoration projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will release the roadmap for the next phase of Everglades restoration ... more
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Diving Operations for maintenance at Ortona Lock & Dam May 20-21
There will be intermittent closures at the Ortona Lock & Dam on May 20 and 21 to conduct diving operations for maintenance ... more
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Exercise caution and follow safe boating practices this Memorial Day weekend
The South Florida Water Management District reminds boaters to exercise caution and practice safe boating during the upcoming holiday weekend. more
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