vbhoutex wrote:I haven't been around this thread in a long time. Sorry. Why is the lake so much lower? IIRC last year at its best was around 14.15'. I guess you guys are like us in TX with ongoing drought conditions. It looks like someone pulled the plug on the lake!!
Normally, operating levels for the lake are between 12.5 and 15.5 ft which is a safe range for the Herbert Hoover Dike structure. Little or no rain for the last couple of months, evaporation & water usage combined give us a lake water level under 12 ft! I'm pretty sure water restrictions are iminent!
Okeechobee Lake Elevations
06 MAR 2010 13.59
06 MAR 2009 12.59