Three construction teams will beef up repair work at Lake Okeechobee’s aging dike in South Florida. The Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $29 million contract on Wednesday to Hayward Baker of Maryland. A reinforcing wall is being built through the middle of the earthen dike and a supporting berm will be added around the [...]
Lake Okeechobee Water Level, to high or to low?
September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Only two months ago at the start of August, Lake Okeechobee was still below the “11 ft above sea level” mark … and at the tail end of its record-setting 511 day streak below that level. The Lake looked like it was rising out of the cellar just like it did in 2001 (when it [...]
Okeechobee almost back – Water Level up!
August 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Lake Okeechobee‘s water level is at 12.52 feet above sea level on Friday. That is over one foot higher than it was before Tropical Storm Fay crossed the lake. The South Florida Water Management District said at least 6 inches fell on the lake. And it will continue to rise as stormwater run-off from the [...]
