July 9, 2023 For thousands of years, Lake Okeechobee pumped life into Florida ... so high that contaminated water must be released into canals — toward coastal cities like Fort Myers and ...

and the potentially toxic mess is starting to show up in various places around south Florida and in the Lake Okeechobee system. From the heart of the Everglades to Cape Coral canals, blue-green ...

Yes. Some water already is being sent down some of the smaller canals that feed irrigation water into the agricultural fields south of Lake Okeechobee. Any water going anywhere other than the ...

present in the Cape Coral canals and downstream, so we're not necessarily looking at Lake Okeechobee inoculating a bloom downstream," Parsons said. "But as water warms, we're definitely going to ...

(CBS12) — The discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie River ... of water were pumped out of the lake through the C-44 Canal and into the St. Lucie River - all in an effort to lower ...

Although the poor ratings say the water in the St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon is dirty, there haven’t been eastbound discharges from Lake Okeechobee ... around the canals that would ...

It's at Port Mayaca on the C-44 Canal side of Lake Okeechobee. The Army Corps of Engineers is not currently discharging Lake Okeechobee water to the C-44 Canal. People should avoid contact with ...

By Delger Erdenesanaa For much of the summer, Lake Okeechobee suffocates under toxic ... Engineers will very likely release water through canals toward Fort Myers and Stuart.

Lake Okeechobee, Florida's largest freshwater lake ... Connected to the Everglades through canals, it's also a popular destination for fishing, boating and birdwatching. However, the lake faces ...

No beach closures or canals clogged with toxic algae thanks to a lack of freshwater discharges from Lake Okeechobee. But how long can that good fortune last? Beachgoer Walt Stefanski noticed it.

The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM ... Today some 2,200 miles of canals, 2,100 miles of levees and berms, 84 pump stations and 778 water control structures sustain the river ...

The tournament playing field includes Lake Okeechobee and all rivers, creeks and canals connecting to Lake Okeechobee. Locking is allowed into J & S Canal, Taylor Creek, Buckhead, Henry and Lakeport.