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Sep 8, 2008 12:36 pm US/Eastern

Low-Level Water Releases Continue At Lake "O"

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Lake Okeechobee's Level Raised 3 Feet In About A Week

MIAMI (CBS4) ― The Army Corps of Engineers will continue its low-level water releases from Lake Okeechobee, until September 14th, in the wake of back-to-back tropical storms Fay and Hanna. Tropical Storm Fay dropped about a month's worth of rain in just six days and Hanna-related rainfall nudged the lake over 15 feet. The recently drought-stricken lake currently measures at a level of 15.10 feet.

The Corps says the lake is now running short on storage capacity following the record rainfall. If the lake level gets too high, there could possibly be a breach of the Herbert Hoover Dike, which would flood surrounding communities. The Herbert Hoover Dike is an earthen dike system that encircles Lake Okeechobee for 140 miles.

In order to prevent a potential breach, the Corps is currently releasing an average daily amount of 1,800 cubic feet per second on the St. Lucie River and 4,000 cubic feet per second on the Caloosahatchee River.

Corps engineers say they're prepared to operate the dike with public safety as its first priority as they've always done in the past.

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