Lake Okeechobee is the largest lake in Florida and the second largest in the Southeastern United States. Over the past two ...

Has Central Florida been pigeonholed in your mind as just the "theme park capital"? Think again! As vast as the crowds it ...

Huge green blooms now regularly infest much of Lake Okeechobee’s 730-square-mile surface during the summer, producing toxic vapors and waterborne poisons potent enough to kill pets, or send ...

LOSOM creates more storage in Lake Okeechobee Earlier this month the ... "We have had a couple of rain events like the one in June, but it's new. And it hasn't been fully tested and vetted against ...

Events, including theatrical performances ... Surrounded by sugar cane farms, Clewiston is located on Lake Okeechobee — Florida's largest freshwater lake. Boating and fishing are the things to do here ...

At the heart of the vast watershed that forms Florida’s fragile Everglades is Lake Okeechobee. A century ago the water of the state’s largest lake spilled effortlessly beyond its southern ...

The nearby Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in the state of Florida, offers even more opportunities for fun activities like fishing, boating and hiking. Swimming here is not ...

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY THE NEW LAKE OKEECHOBEE WATER DISCHARGE SCHEDULE WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE RISK OF HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS ON THE TREASURE COAST MOVING FORWARD. THEY SAY THEY’RE ALSO ...

In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level three feet above normal. And in the fall, a hurricane smashed the coast of Florida. The impact flooded Lake Okeechobee.

Okeechobee County, named after the expansive Lake Okeechobee, is known for its agricultural roots, particularly in cattle ranching and citrus farming. Established in 1917 and originally inhabited ...

The Ortona Lock and Dam, a structure on the Caloosahatchee River in Florida that was built for navigation and flood control; algae on Lake Okeechobee and along the shore; the Northshore Park Watershed ...

To determine what's causing recent cyanobacterial blooms, researchers conducted two research cruises across the Lake Okeechobee Waterway and three sampling events of these blooms. They measured ...