Florida’s Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters.  Daily vertical migration enables them to survive ...

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will close several navigation locks on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee due to low water levels.

Lake Okeechobee water is heading to Florida’s coasts. What that means for red tide. An aerial image from March 19 shows Lake Okeechobee water clashing with the Gulf of Mexico.

Between Feb. 17 and Feb. 26, about 15 billion gallons of freshwater from Lake Okeechobee poured into the brackish St. Lucie River at Stuart, according to data provided by the Army Corps of Engineers.

The last round of Lake O discharges lasted 83 days, from Jan. 22 to April 15, 2023, when 17.3 billion gallons of lake water entered the St. Lucie River, according to the Army Corps.

To understand the challenges at Lake Okeechobee, a vast inland sea in Florida, The New York Times piloted a drone. By Terence McGinley Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...