Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is issuing the following guidance on its operations in south Florida:
Lake Okeechobee:
* We urge residents to pay attention to the news and follow any county evacuation orders for areas near Lake Okeechobee if any are issued.
* For Hurricane Dorian and other major storm events, we work closely with our partners at the state and local levels to ensure common understanding of risk levels before, during, and after events.
* Inspection teams completed their pre-storm inspections of Herbert Hoover Dike and report no issues with the dike at this time. The goal of our inspections is to detect minor issues and address them before they develop into major problems. As the lake level rises, we have a system in place to increase the frequency of inspections on the dike so that any issues are detected quickly.
* The current lake stage is 13.66 feet. Current indicators are the lake will receive approximately three feet of water over the next 30 days from Hurricane Dorian rainfall and inflow from north of the lake.
* The Jacksonville District will not make pre-storm releases from Lake Okeechobee. After the storm, we anticipate high-flow releases to the east and west from Lake Okeechobee will be required. Downstream flooding conditions will be evaluated before making any releases.
* Canal levels along the Okeechobee Waterway (i.e. C-43 and C-44) will be managed at lower levels to help build additional capacity in anticipation of this event.C
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