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A map of forecasted storm surge in Florida as Hurricane Helene approaches. The storm could strengthen to Category 4 as it makes landfall in Florida (National Weather Service)
All of the Florida Keys. The west coast of Florida from Flamingo to Anclote River, including Tampa Bay. West of Mexico Beach to the Okaloosa/Walton County Line. Lake Okeechobee. Rio Lagartos to ...
Exactly how much rain fell is still an open question, but the South Florida Water Management District reported two-day rain totals as high as 12 to 14 inches in southeast and east-central Broward.
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional governmental district that oversees water resources from Orlando to the Florida Keys.The mission of the SFWMD is to manage and protect water resources by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems, and water supply, covering 16 counties in Central and Southern Florida.
WaterMatters.org. The Southwest Florida Water Management District (or SWFWMD, pronounced as "swiftmud" based on the word acronym) is one of five regional agencies directed by Florida state law to protect and preserve water resources. Established in 1961, the agency operates and maintains several large properties and flood protection projects ...
Lake Okeechobee and the Okeechobee Waterway Project is part of the complex water-management system known as the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project.The projects cover 16,000 square miles (41,000 km 2) starting just south of Orlando and extending southward through the Kissimmee River Basin to the Everglades National Park to Florida Bay.
City leaders said the water system is only designed to handle 7.5 inches of rain in 24 hours, not the four to five inches that fell in parts of the city in just one hour on Sept. 4.
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Florida.With one exception, the streams and rivers of Florida all originate on the Coastal plain.That exception is the Apalachicola River, which is formed by the merger of the Chattahoochee River, which originates in the Appalachian Mountains, and the Flint River, which originates in the Piedmont.