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Lake Okeechobee Water Level

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Lake Okeechobee is currently 1.7 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 14.3 feet.

14.26 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · US Army Corps of Engineers

Current level

14.26ft

−1.74 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.09 ft

Previous readingNov 814.15 ft

7-day change

Up 1.28 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 1.98 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
14.26 ft
24h
+0.09 ft
7d
+1.28 ft
30d
+1.98 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Okeechobee is currently 14.26 ft, 1.74 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 1.28 ft over the past 7 days and 1.98 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Okeechobee Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

1.74 ft below full pool

Current level
14.26 ft
Full pool
16 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE

Reference levels

  • Full pool16 ft
  • Flood stage17 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Hendry County, FL

No Drought

No Drought. No USDM drought categories are reported for Hendry County, FL. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Nov 3, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Hendry County, FL

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 9, 202614.24+0.09
Nov 8, 202614.15+0.11
Nov 7, 202614.04+0.12
Nov 6, 202613.92+0.15
Nov 5, 202613.77+0.19
Nov 4, 202613.58+0.28
Nov 3, 202613.3+0.34

Common questions about Lake Okeechobee’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Okeechobee is 14.26 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Lake Okeechobee lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Okeechobee is 16 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Okeechobee lake level is rising — rising about 1.28 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Okeechobee is currently 1.74 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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