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Water released from Lake Okeechobee flows through spillways at Port Myaca before heading east down the St. Lucie River before emptying into the Atlantic OCean through the Indian River Lagoon. This process is part of the broader water management system in South Florida, which is designed to manage flood control and water quality, among other objectives. However, these water releases have been a subject of concern for their environmental impacts, particularly regarding water quality issues in the St. Lucie River and the Indian River Lagoon on the east coast and the Caloosahatchee River on the west coast

Water Quality Report: Lowering Lake Okeechobee underway

Lake O is so polluted with centuries-worth of phosphorous and nitrogen from agriculture runoff that water released from the lake down our Caloosahatchee River, or to the east down the St. Lucie River, carries bad stuff with it.

Two rare longfin mako sharks were tagged by scientists from the U.S. and Cuba to find out where they traveled and when.

Study Finds Rare Shark Swims Keys Waters

A rare species of shark swims past the Florida Keys, Cuba and the Bahamas as it journeys between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, a new study...

A Russian anti-submarine ship is pictured in Vladivostok, Russia, in April 2009. (AP)

Russia Sending Two Warships Near Syrian Waters

Defense experts say the Russian warships could give the Syrian regime early warning of missile launches, an possibly jam radars and navigational systems.

Native American Burial Site Found In Gulf Waters

EDITOR'S NOTE: After being contacted by a representative of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, WGCU would like to make clear that the second to last sentence…

A diver brings up a trapline collected during a marine debris cleanup in the Keys.

Irma Cleanup Moves Offshore And Under Water In Keys

Sofas, refrigerators, pipes and lobster traps all wound up littering the Keys reef and backcountry flats after Hurricane Irma blew through in September....

Legislative leaders made their pitch at the Capitol Wednesday.

House, Senate Leaders Talk Taxes, Water & Guns

Elected officials gathered at the Capitol's observation deck Wednesday to lay out their plans for the coming year. The Associated Press hosts the...

'Nieuwjaarsduik': The Dutch Dive Into Frigid Water For New Year's

Each New Year's Day in a town in the Netherlands thousands of people dive into the icy sea water as part of the Nieuwjaarsduik. Local journalist Gertjan van Geen discusses the origins of the practice.

National Weather Service figures show weeks of rain have left eight rivers in West Central Florida at or above flood stage.

Warning Of Water Dangers Amid River Flood Watches

The National Weather Service, as well as rain-weary residents, continue to keep a cautious eye on numerous rivers around West Central Florida. With more...

New Take On Dumpster Diving: Just Add Water!

Three garbage bins have been transformed into swimming pools on an industrial lot in Brooklyn. The idea of swimming in a trash container grosses you out? Think again. They're clean. They're lined with sheets of plastic, and the water is chlorinated and filtered.

NOAA’s GOES satellite captures Hurricane Ian as it made landfall in Southwest Florida in 2022.

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Hurricanes & water & Florida

No other state in the country has more hurricane landfalls per year on average than Florida does. Nearly 40% of all hurricanes that strike the United States make landfall in Florida.

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