Lake Okeechobee Water Level Today
3.0 ft below normal for late October, 3.8 ft above the lowest in our record since 1931, and 1.3 ft lower than a year ago.
Daily reading for Oct 26
Trend and source week, month, year
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Check it at www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Lake-Okeechobee/
Okeechobee boat ramps
The Corps reports 5 open, 0 partly open and 0 closed of 5 recreation areas, as of its page dated 10/23/26. Status is for the whole area, not a measure of water at the ramp.
- Franklin North Open
Storm related closures,Campsites or loops may be closed
- Franklin South Open
- Ortona North Open
- Port Mayaca N. Open
- St. Lucie Lock Recreation Area Open
Status: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Operational Status, refreshed daily; locations where shown from the Corps or the state agency named in the sources list. Level: daily reading for Oct 26.
Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Run by USACE Jacksonville District.
Lake Okeechobee level
Daily level, past 12 months, feet above sea level (NGVD29). Shaded: the normal range, the middle half of readings for each date, 1991 to 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Monthly average since Oct 2, 1931; gaps where the record is missing. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
About Lake Okeechobee today
How full is Lake Okeechobee?It has no full pool
Okeechobee is managed to a regulation schedule (LOSOM zones), not a full pool. Level is the Corps daily lake-wide average (Best-SAJ-POR, record from 1931).
Today it is 12.57 ft.
How low is Lake Okeechobee?3.0 ft below normal
Normal for this date is 15.61 ft (median, 1991 to 2025). The lowest daily level in our record since 1931 is 8.82 ft, on Jul 3, 2007.
Has Lake Okeechobee risen?Yes: up 0.08 ft this week
| Change | Feet | Level then |
|---|---|---|
| Past day (since Oct 25) | 0.06 up | 12.51 |
| Past 7 days (since Oct 19) | 0.08 up | 12.49 |
| Past 30 days (since Sep 26) | 0.76 up | 11.81 |
| Past year (since Oct 26, 2025) | 1.33 down | 13.90 |
Is Lake Okeechobee lower than normal?Yes: 3.0 ft below normal for this date
Normal for Oct 26 is 15.61 ft: the median of 245 daily readings within 3 days of this date, 1991 to 2025. Lake Okeechobee is 3.0 ft below it.
We haven't found an operator's statement of the reason for this lake yet, so this answer only compares the level with a normal year.
What is the water temperature at Lake Okeechobee?No official reading for this lake
No USGS in-lake water-temperature gauge found within the lake area (checked 2026-10-24). Stream gauges above or below the dam were not used: tailwater and inflow temperatures differ from the lake surface.
Lake Okeechobee this time last year13.9 ft on Oct 26, 2025
1.3 ft lower than a year ago.
Levels: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, daily reading for Oct 26. Normal and records come from Creek & Lake's stored daily history (34,724 days since 1931); they aren't official unless the operator publishes the same value.