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Water released from Lake Okeechobee into St. Lucie River for first time in nearly 2 years

Por: WPTV Nation January 24, 2023

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — For the first time in nearly two years, the Army Corps of Engineers has started releasing water from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie Estuary.From a perspective not everyone gets to see, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch closely tracks every visible change in the St. Lucie River.“It’s 180 degrees from where it was,” she said.Pictures as recent as this weekend over the St. Lucie Inlet show blue, clear conditions and some... + full article



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