Lake Okeechobee Water Level Today

Above sea level causing an end to the releases to the st.

Lake okeechobee water level today. The normal water level on lake okeechobee in the summer months range in the 12 15 feet above sea level. The target rate at the st. Additional wm resources current lake okeechobee water level graphical plots g3273 s356 test okeechobee waterway spillway webcams daily reports data are collected through automated process and interagency data exchange. Lucie canal at port mayaca.

Lucie lock is 0 cubic feet per second cfs. Lake okeechobee kissimmee river basin everglades water conservation area 1 loxahatchee national wildlife refuge. Currently no water is flowing into the st. Saj water management daily reports.

Click to hide station specific text this gage is monitored in cooperation with the us army corps of engineers jacksonville district. Today s lake okeechobee stage 14 40 feet ngvd29 today s route 1 navigational depth 8 34 feet today s route 2 navigational depth 6 54 feet bridge clearance 49 91 feet s 308 tailwater. Historically there were many more natural storage areas in central and south florida. The main reason of water levels in lake okeechobee rising is caused from the run off from rain in the kissimmee valley.

Location lat 26 57 00 long 80 50 00 referenced to north american datum of 1927 palm beach county fl hydrologic unit 03090201 center of lake in. Now most of these wetlands and uplands have been developed leaving far fewer places to store rain. Today lake okeechobee is used to store water from a 4 000 square mile basin north of the lake. The hoover dike allows for additional water storage.

Usgs 02276400 lake okeechobee fl. Data are provisional and subject to change. Army corps of engineers regulates and reports the official daily water levels of lake okeechobee and these major water bodies and areas within the south florida water management district. Provisional data subject to revision.

Lake okeechobee s water levels have dropped to an alarmingly low level as florida enters its dry season prompting concerns that other waterways could be affected. Lucie canal at port mayaca. Lake okeechobee lake okeechobee has dropped below 12 ft.