State of Emergency: Lake Okeechobee at Highest Levels Since 2005
February 27: As reported in the article below from WPTV of West Palm Beach, Gov. Scott has declared a State of Emergency regarding Lake Okeechobee discharge:
And this 2/23 article from Mother Jones:
http://m.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/florida-water-pollution-lake-okeechobee
Except for the possibility of floating debris, the high levels are good news (well, maybe not good for all boaters: see Philips Lange’s comments below!) for boaters transiting the Okeechobee Waterway, but bad news for fishermen in the St. Lucie River.
Lake Okeechobee discharges could last for months
Monday level was 16.14 feet
Jon Shainman
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Comments from Cruisers (1)
I am a boater and I don’t find high water levels good news. I barely cleared the !^#@%^&& bridge at Port Mayaca and wonder if i will have to go south to get to the Florida east coast in the spring.
For the latest bridge clearances, visit – http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml