Okeechobee
Americannoun
noun
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Cyanobacterial-laden waters have often been released down the St. Lucie River from Lake Okeechobee into the Indian River Lagoon.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2025
For much of the summer, Lake Okeechobee suffocates under toxic, blue-green algae blooms fed by fertilizer runoff from farms.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2023
Not only does climate change increase the risk of heavier rain in the future, but water can already flow into Okeechobee about six times faster than the canals can carry it away.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023
While that’s a few feet below the dike’s potential danger zone, history has shown that Okeechobee can swell by that much in less than a month.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023
The dirty canal along Okeechobee Road became the sparkling blue Mariposa River.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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