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  2. Herbert Hoover Dike - Wikipedia

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    After a personal inspection of the area by President Herbert Hoover, the Corps drafted a new plan which provided for the construction of floodway channels, control gates, and major levees along Lake Okeechobee's shores. A long term system was designed for the purpose of flood control, water conservation, prevention of saltwater intrusion, and ...

  3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Okeechobee ...

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    Location of Okeechobee County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Okeechobee County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which ...

  4. 1928 Okeechobee hurricane - Wikipedia

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    The eye at landfall was 25 mi (40 km) wide, and after moving inland crossed Lake Okeechobee, where a calm was reported for 30 minutes. Winds at Canal Point, adjacent to the lake, were estimated as high as 160 mph (257 km/h); the anemometer blew away after reporting sustained winds of 75 mph (121 km/h). The pressure at Canal Point dropped to 942 ...

  5. History of Palm Beach County, Florida - Wikipedia

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    The dredging of canals from the coast to Lake Okeechobee in the 1910s for the purpose of agricultural shipments led to the beginning of settlements around Lake Okeechobee. From then through the mid-1920s, the county experienced rapid population growth and a significant increase in land values, especially during the land boom.

  6. Lake Okeechobee - Wikipedia

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    Lake Okeechobee (US: / oʊ k i ˈ tʃ oʊ b i / oh-kee-CHOH-bee) [1] is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. [2] It is the eighth-largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwater lake contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states, after Lake Michigan.

  7. Lake Okeechobee discharges: Why wasn't Army Corps ... - AOL

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    Thirty-three hundred cubic feet per second (cfs) or 2.1 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Martin County.

  8. Stuart residents decry start of Lake Okeechobee ... - AOL

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    Treasure Coast residents oppose Lake Okeechobee discharges Water moving through the C-44 canal from Lake Okeechobee passes through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Martin ...

  9. Belle Glade, Florida - Wikipedia

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    The town of Belle Glade was founded during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. [16] During that period, there were a series of efforts made to put in place drainage systems to reclaim dry land from the Everglades, including land around Lake Okeechobee. It was hoped that the reclaimed acreage could be put to better use, including agriculture.