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.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers controls lake levels, and the agency has been making discharges to both coasts for months in an effort to lower levels for the health of the lake.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday that it will stop the release of water from Lake Okeechobee into two ...

Lake Okeechobee discharges began Dec. 7 and will end Saturday. Nearly 84 billion gallons of water has flowed through the St. Lucie Lock & Dam in Stuart since discharges began. The "lake recovery ...