GLADES COUNTY, Fla. - The Buckhead Ridge S-127 Boat Lock on Lake Okeechobee's North Shore will be temporarily closed to navigation for maintenance work on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. The boat lock is expected to re-open on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
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Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for an upcoming Resiliency Coordination Forum to promote additional collaboration on water management and resiliency initiatives between many local, state, federal and tribal partners.
During this season of thanksgiving and gratitude, we are showing our appreciation for our talented SFWMD employees working from Orlando to the Florida Keys to carry out the District’s public service mission.
Did you know the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) uses cutting-edge GIS technology to monitor and protect South Florida’s precious water resources and ecosystems? From state-of-the-art drones to georeferenced images to highly specialized spatial data, GIS tools provide important information that help guide water management decisions throughout the District’s 16-county region.