South Florida Water Management will close 4 northern boat locks on Lake Okeechobee starting Tuesday evening at 8 p.m.

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will close several navigation locks on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges began Dec. 7 and will end Saturday ... Only 3,750 acres remained at the optimal 35,000 acres, according to Lawrence Glenn, the South Florida Water Management District Water ...

Florida will remain 'bone dry' for the foreseeable as drought conditions worsen, creating an elevated wildfire risk as dozens ...

2000: The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, or CERP, is authorized by Congress to restore and protect South ...

A group of paddleboarders will take on a 36-mile journey down the St. Lucie River on Saturday, highlighting concerns over ...

Pockets of severe drought are expanding along the Nature Coast and near Lake Okeechobee. Central and South Florida also are seeing abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions. With near to below ...

Lake Okeechobee was artificially connected to the ... "They can dabble," said Paul Gray, a bird expert with Audubon Florida. "When we're at 13 feet there's about 38,000 of acres of marsh that's ...

1924: State of Florida builds the St. Lucie Canal connecting Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie River. 1928: A hurricane that would later go down in history books makes landfall in West Palm Beach ...