The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announces the 14-day pulse release schedule for water releases from Lake Okeechobee, scheduled to resume on Friday.
The pulses will achieve a 14-day average of 3,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) from Moore Haven Lock & Dam (S-77) and 1,800 cfs from St. Lucie Lock &Dam (S-80). The pulse patterns include 4 days of no releases to the Caloosahatchee and 3 days of no releases to the St Lucie. Additional runoff from rain in the St. Lucie basin could occasionally result in flows that exceed the target.
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14-Day Pulse Release Schedule from Lake Okeechobee July 13-26 2018
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Begin Date
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Begin Time
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Day of Week
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Day of Pulse Release
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S-77
Moore Haven
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S-80
St. Lucie
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7/13/2018
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0700
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FRI
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1
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4300
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1000
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7/14/2018
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0700
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SAT
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2
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4300
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1500
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7/15/2018
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0700
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SUN
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3
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4300
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2000
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7/16/2018
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0700
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MON
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4
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4300
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2600
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7/17/2018
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0700
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TUES
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5
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4300
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2800
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7/18/2018
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0700
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WED
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6
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4300
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3000
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7/19/2018
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0700
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THU
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7
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4300
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2900
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7/20/2018
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0700
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FRI
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8
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4300
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2800
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7/21/2018
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0700
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SAT
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9
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4300
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2500
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7/22/2018
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0700
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SUN
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10
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3300
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2200
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7/23/2018
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0700
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MON
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11
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0
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1900
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7/24/2018
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0700
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TUES
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12
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0
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0
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7/25/2018
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0700
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WED
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13
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0
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0
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7/26/2018
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0700
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THU
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14
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0
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0
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For more information on water level and flows data for Lake Okeechobee, visit the Jacksonville District water management website at http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/WaterManagement.aspx.
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Release no. 18-051