The state confirmed a nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno on Jan. 2. A prime suspect is Lake Okeechobee discharges that started a month ago, which floods the brackish St. Lucie ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River will stop on Saturday, March 29. Nearly 84 billion gallons of water has flowed through the St. Lucie Lock & Dam in Stuart since discharges began ...

As Lake Okeechobee has risen, water managers have diverted much of the excess flow down canals, taking it West to the Gulf of Mexico — and east to the Atlantic.

Okeechobee's world-class bass fishery depends on the grasses for breeding space and habitat. More: Sea cows on the move: manatees making annual migration inland as water temperatures cool "The ...

The discharges have been ongoing since Dec. 7 as the Army Corps works to reduce the lake levels ahead of the summer rainy season. Lake Okeechobee's water level was 15.61 feet in early December.

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) The state confirmed a nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno on Jan. 2. A prime suspect is Lake ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River will stop on Saturday, March 29. Nearly 84 billion gallons of water has flowed through the St. Lucie Lock & Dam in Stuart since discharges began ...

The state confirmed a nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno on Jan. 2. A prime suspect is Lake Okeechobee discharges that started a month ago, which floods the brackish St. Lucie ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River totaled 84 billion gallons from Dec. 7 when they began through March 28 when they ended. The "lake recovery" discharges lowered Lake O's level ...