The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District has adjusted flows on the 14-day water release schedule from Lake Okeechobee.
The releases will continue to 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). However, USACE staff will reduce discharge rates to the Caloosahatchee over the next nine days, resulting in one day of no flows from the lake. The release schedule for the St. Lucie is unchanged, although 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 (adjusted)
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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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3500
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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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3000
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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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3000
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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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3000
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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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3000
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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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3000
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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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3000
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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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3000
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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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3000
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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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1600
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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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USACE staff will continue to monitor conditions and adjust flows as necessary. 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. 18-052