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Lake Okeechobee Water Level Today
As of , Lake Okeechobee's water level is 14.54 ft: 0.2 ft below normal for the date.
Florida · Official data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Water level today · November 14, 2026, 12:00 AM EST
Normal for the date
−0.2 ft from the typical level for this date
14.54 ft above sea level
- Past 7 days
- +0.4 ft
- vs 1 year ago
- +0.8 ft
What do these numbers mean?
- Water level
- The height of the lake surface in feet above sea level, as measured by the official gauge.
- Normal for the date
- The typical (median) level on this calendar date across 2006-2025. The normal range is where the lake stood in 8 of 10 years.
Lake Okeechobee water level chart (last 2 years)
Over the last two years, Lake Okeechobee ranged from 10.9 ft on July 23, 2026 to 16.2 ft on November 6, 2024, and today it is 0.8 ft higher than on the same day last year.
About Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee is ringed by the Herbert Hoover Dike, a 143-mile earthen dam run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. The first embankments, built from sand and muck around 1915, were overtopped by hurricane tides in 1926 and 1928, killing more than 2,500 people. The Corps built levees along the south and north shores between 1932 and 1938, and the full dike system was completed in the late 1960s. Unlike a dammed reservoir, the lake has no "full pool": the Corps manages its level with a regulation schedule. The current one, LOSOM, took effect on August 12, 2024, replacing the 2008 schedule after a $1.8 billion rehabilitation of the dike.
Why Lake Okeechobee's level matters
LOSOM balances flood risk, water supply, fish and wildlife, navigation and recreation. When the lake runs high, the Corps has to release water, and releases east to the St. Lucie and west to the Caloosahatchee carry lake water into the coastal estuaries. When it runs low, water supply for farms and towns around the lake gets tighter. That is why this page compares the level with the normal range for the date rather than with a percentage full.
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Herbert Hoover Dike · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: LOSOM · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Lake Okeechobee
How is Lake Okeechobee changing?
Over the past 7 days the level rose 0.38 ft; over 30 days it rose 2.1 ft.
One year ago the lake stood at 13.8 ft, so it is +0.8 ft compared with the same day last year.
Is Lake Okeechobee above or below normal?
For November 14, the normal level is about 14.7 ft (the normal range is 12.6 ft to 16.4 ft). Today's level is −0.2 ft compared with normal, within the normal range.
Lake Okeechobee is managed to a schedule rather than filled to a pool, so the normal range for the date matters more than any single target. The Corps adjusts releases under LOSOM to real-time conditions.
Recent history
| Highest daily level (last 2 years) | 16.16 ft | November 6, 2024 |
| Lowest daily level (last 2 years) | 10.86 ft | July 23, 2026 |
| Same day last year | 13.79 ft | +0.8 ft vs today |
Lake Okeechobee record high and low
| Record high (daily level since 1950) | 18.63 ft | October 25, 1995 |
| Record low (daily level since 1950) | 8.82 ft | July 2, 2007 |
| About 5 years ago | 15.90 ft | October 20, 2021 |
Records cover the daily readings published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from January 1, 1950 until October 19, 2026. Older extremes, before the gauge record starts, are not included.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the water level of Lake Okeechobee today?
- The latest reading is 14.54 ft above sea level, reported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on November 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM EST.
- What is a normal water level for Lake Okeechobee at this time of year?
- Based on daily readings from 2006-2025, the typical (median) level for this date is 14.7 ft, and 8 out of 10 years fall between 12.6 ft and 16.4 ft.
- What were the highest and lowest levels in the last two years?
- The highest daily level in the last two years was 16.2 ft on November 6, 2024; the lowest was 10.9 ft on July 23, 2026.
- What is the lowest water level ever recorded at Lake Okeechobee?
- In the official daily record since 1950, the lowest level of Lake Okeechobee was 8.8 ft on July 2, 2007.
- What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lake Okeechobee?
- In the official daily record since 1950, the highest level of Lake Okeechobee was 18.6 ft on October 25, 1995.
- How close is Lake Okeechobee to its record low?
- Today's level is 5.7 ft above the record low of 8.8 ft (July 2, 2007) and 4.1 ft below the record high of 18.6 ft (October 25, 1995).
Boating and fishing at Lake Okeechobee
Under LOSOM, navigation and recreation are formal purposes of how the lake is managed, next to flood risk, water supply and wildlife, so the level you see here is the result of balancing all of them. Official information: Recreation status of Corps lakes in Florida (Corps Lakes Gateway) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Where this data comes from
The water level is published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (station Okeechobee-8Station) and refreshed on this page every day. Full pool comes from the operator; the normal range is calculated from official daily readings for 2006-2025. Recent readings are provisional and may be revised. See data sources & methodology.
The Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, also posts the daily lake level on its Lake Okeechobee website.
Download the daily levels for Lake Okeechobee (CSV, last 2 years)