2.1 billion gallons of water per day being released from Lake Okeechobee

Published: Feb. 19, 2024, 2:07 p.m.

Moving water out of Lake Okeechobee is controlled largely by the Army Corps of Engineers. The releases are occurring after high levels of rainfall due to El Niño, the Corps said. The discharges will continue for an unknown number of days, but the Corps will assess the lake and may lower releases by April 1, Col. James Booth said in a Feb. 16 meeting.

Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County. The discharges, which began Feb. 17, will continue until March 1, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. The overall average is 1.2 billion gallons per day according to the release schedule
Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County. The discharges, which began Feb. 17, will continue until March 1, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. The overall average is 1.2 billion gallons per day according to the release schedule. The Army Corps wants to lower the lake level, which is 16 feet 4 inches, in time for summer rains
Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County. The discharges, which began Feb. 17, will continue until March 1, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. The overall average is 1.2 billion gallons per day according to the release schedule
Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County. The discharges, which began Feb. 17, will continue until March 1, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. The overall average is 1.2 billion gallons per day according to the release schedule
Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County. The discharges, which began Feb. 17, will continue until March 1, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. The overall average is 1.2 billion gallons per day according to the release schedule
Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County. The discharges, which began Feb. 17, will continue until March 1, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. The overall average is 1.2 billion gallons per day according to the release schedule
Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County. The discharges, which began Feb. 17, will continue until March 1, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. The overall average is 1.2 billion gallons per day according to the release schedule
Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County. The discharges, which began Feb. 17, will continue until March 1, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. The overall average is 1.2 billion gallons per day according to the release schedule