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  • Corps to maintain current flows from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville district has decided to continue releases of water from Lake Okeechobee at the same target flows for at least another week. The Corps will begin a seven-day pulse release from the lake starting Friday (Jan. 8). The target flow to the Caloosahatchee during this period is unchanged at an average of 1,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam (S-79) near Fort Myers.

  • Corps maintains status quo on discharges from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville district will continue water management operations at Lake Okeechobee at the same target flows for the next two weeks.

  • Corps to maintain flows from Lake Okeechobee at current rate

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will begin another seven-day pulse release of 1,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock (S-79) near Fort Myers on Friday. The Corps doesn’t plan to release water from the lake through St. Lucie Lock (S-80) near Stuart.

  • Corps to increase flows from Lake O to Caloosahatchee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will increase the amount of water being released from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary to an average of 1,500 cfs as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock (S-79) near Fort Myers starting Friday (Dec. 11).

  • Corps to increase flows from Lake O to Caloosahatchee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will increase flows from Lake Okeechobee to an average of 1,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock (S-79) near Fort Myers. The Corps doesn’t plan to release water from the lake through St. Lucie Lock (S-80) near Stuart at this time.

  • Corps to reduce flows from Lake O to Caloosahatchee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will make a slight reduction in flows for its next pulse release to the Caloosahatchee Estuary scheduled to begin tomorrow. The Corps announced today the new target for the Caloosahatchee Estuary will average 650 cubic feet per second (cfs) over the next 14 days as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock (S-79) near Fort Myers.

  • Corps to begin Lake O releases to Caloosahatchee Estuary

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District plans to initiate a seven-day pulse release tomorrow (Oct. 23). The target flow for the Caloosahatchee Estuary will be an average of 800 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock (S-79) near Fort Myers.

  • Swimming returns to Franklin Recreation Area

    Suspensions have been lifted on swimming and other water activities at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W.P. Franklin Recreation Area near Fort Myers.

  • Corps to suspend water releases to Caloosahatchee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will suspend additional releases of water from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary as a result of falling lake levels.

  • Flows to Caloosahatchee Estuary to be reduced

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has announced a slight reduction in flows for its next pulse release to the Caloosahatchee Estuary. The new target flow for the Caloosahatchee Estuary will be a seven-day average of 650 cubic feet per second (cfs) as measured at W.P. Franklin Lock (S-79) near Fort Myers. No water from the lake is expected to be released through St. Lucie Lock (S-80) near Stuart.