Lake Kissimmee

Does anyone have any information on why the lake level on Kissimmee is so high and are they going to start letting it down .


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Probably due to all the rainfall down South. Keeping the pressure off of Okeechobee.

Just about every lake is high in Florida due to the heavy rains we had last year.
The St. John’s river is still way over the banks. Lake Monroe, Stick Marsh and Headwaters are all way above normal levels.

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Originally Posted by sc53

Just about every lake is high in Florida due to the heavy rains we had last year.
The St. John’s river is still way over the banks. Lake Monroe, Stick Marsh and Headwaters are all way above normal levels.

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Kissimmee is up 3 ft or better . And the news says we are still in a drought so how can that be?


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Monroe is up 2+, St. John’s is a 100’ or more over the banks and out into the woods or pastures.
Stick marsh is close to 3’ high.
The water can only go down if it has somewhere to go. Kissimmee flows to Okeechobee and then out of it. If they aren’t releasing it from there, it can’t go anyplace.
The St. John’s only flows so fast so it takes time to recede. Add in all the lakes that empty into it and it’ll take awhile to get rid of all that water.
When hurricane Ian came through, the river rose over 5’. It took almost 6 months for it to get back close to normal.