LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says they will continue to reduce water flows from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River.
At least for the time being. They say they will keep an eye on the water levels as we head into the rainy season.
The Corps has been pre-emptively discharging water from the lake this year in an effort to keep levels low before rainy season starts.
Right now the lake is at just over 11 feet. This time last year, it was at 13.5 feet.
Flow rates of the water releases had been 800 cubic feet per second for the last few weeks, measured at Franklin Lock and Dam. Beginning this Saturday, that average flow rate will be reduced to 600 cfs.
No water is being released into the St, Lucie basin to the east.
If they make any more changes we'll let you know.
Flow rates into the Caloosahatchee River have been as high as 6,500 cfs in the past.
