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Drew WilsonSeptember 15, 2017

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday that it plans to recommence discharges from Lake Okeechobee tomorrow to slough off the excess water dumped into the lake by Hurricane Irma. The Corps said it will begin pushing “as much water as practical” through the spillway at Port Mayaca Lock & Dam on the east […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 13, 2017

Rain from Hurricane Irma has engorged the Santa Fe River, imperiling an Interstate 75 bridge that traverses the waterway, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) said. The bridge is at mile marker 408 on the northern edge of Alachua County. The river “is expected to crest at historic and unprecedented levels, presenting a potential threat to […]

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Tag: rising waters

Army Corps to resume Lake O flows Friday

55 feet high and rising? I-75 bridge could be in trouble