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SURFACE WATER SUPFLY of the UNITED STATEP

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LftKE OKS3CHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 877<br />

lake Okeechobee<br />

Location.- Seven staff BB at various locatlsns on rim <strong>of</strong> lake. Center <strong>of</strong> la««-e,<br />

, long. ....... * in sou<strong>the</strong>rn . Florida. ..... _. Datum _____ <strong>of</strong> __ gages . Is 1.44 feet below<br />

mean sea level (levels by Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers, U. S. Army).<br />

Recorcts avallable.- October 1931 to September 1945 In reports <strong>of</strong> Geological Survey. 1915<br />

to i&u in reports -or files <strong>of</strong> Everglades Drainage District. ^<br />

Extremes.- Maximum weighted gage height observed during year, 16.88 feet Sejtt. 30: minimum<br />

weighted gage height observed, 12.72 feet June 17.<br />

1931-45: Maximum gage height observed, 21.5 feet Sept. 4, 1933; minimum observed,<br />

11.7 feet my 17, 1932.<br />

Paaarks.- Stage <strong>of</strong> lake regulated by gates at several lake outlets. Gages read onee<br />

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