Lake Okeechobee, one of the nation's largest freshwater lakes located in southeastern Florida, has started to recover due to lower water levels.

A rare window of receding water levels is giving life a chance in Lake Okeechobee, the wellspring of the Everglades.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The situation seemed dire two years ago when Bass Masters removed Lake Okeechobee from its Top Ten Bass Lakes in the United States ...

Lake Okeechobee is the largest lake in Florida and the second largest in the Southeastern United States. Over the past two decades, blooms of blue-green algae (Microcystis) have emerged in the lake ...

At the heart of the vast watershed that forms Florida’s fragile Everglades is Lake Okeechobee. A century ago the water of the state’s largest lake spilled effortlessly beyond its southern shore, ...

People should avoid the toxic algae-laden air and water in a part of Lake Okeechobee that's in Martin County, west of the Port Mayaca dam.

LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT A NEW STUDY ALSO RANKS IT AS THE DIRTIEST LAKE IN THE COUNTRY. ANGELA ROZIER JOINING US IN THE STUDIO WITH REACTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THIS ...

You can't cross Florida via Okeechobee Waterway until further notice. A lightning strike has closed the St. Lucie Lock and ...

Florida Atlantic University researchers were awarded an $800,475 grant from the EPA to develop a technology to prevent HABs.

A study by Lake.com declared Florida's Lake Okeechobee the most polluted lake in the United States. High levels of phosphorous and turbidity, resulting from decades of pollution, contributed to the ...

The Ortona Lock and Dam, a structure on the Caloosahatchee River in Florida that was built for navigation and flood control; algae on Lake Okeechobee and along the shore; the Northshore Park Watershed ...