Cattle grazing north of Lake Okeechobee, where cattle ranching and farming is
extensive.
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Cows Near Lake Okeechobee
Cattle grazing north of Lake Okeechobee, where cattle ranching and farming is
extensive.
Orange Grove
Green stagnant waters fill this drainage ditch that lies in front of an orange
grove located in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.
Green stagnant waters fill this drainage ditch that lies in front of an orange
grove located in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.
Canal and water control structure
Wider view of Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which
controls water flow into Lake Okeechobee.
Wider view of Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which
controls water flow into Lake Okeechobee.
Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock
After the canal-side gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock closed,
lakeside gates opened and rushing Lake Okeechobee waters were admitted
into the enclosed area.
After the canal-side gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock closed,
lakeside gates opened and rushing Lake Okeechobee waters were admitted
into the enclosed area.
Buoys and Birds
On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen
to the right.
On the Lake Okeechobee side of Control Structure S-191, double-crested
cormorants rest atop the buoys and wooden posts. Lake Okeechobee is seen
to the right.
Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock
The lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock in their closed position.
Lake Okeechobee lies beyond the gates.
The lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock in their closed position.
Lake Okeechobee lies beyond the gates.
Boat Exiting Navigational Lock
With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca
Navigational Lock.
With canal-side gates closed behind them and the Lake Okeechobee lakeside
gates open before them, a boater slowly exits from the Port Mayaca
Navigational Lock.
Boats ready to exit navigational lock
With the Lake Okeechobee lakeside gates open, boaters get ready to exit the
Port Mayaca Navigational Lock.
With the Lake Okeechobee lakeside gates open, boaters get ready to exit the
Port Mayaca Navigational Lock.
Boat Entering Lake Okeechobee
Boaters leave the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock and head out into the open
waters of Lake Okeechobee.
Boaters leave the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock and head out into the open
waters of Lake Okeechobee.
Double-Crested Cormorant
On the Lake side of Control Structure S-191, a double-crested cormorant
balances atop a buoy floating in Lake Okeechobee.
On the Lake side of Control Structure S-191, a double-crested cormorant
balances atop a buoy floating in Lake Okeechobee.
Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.
Turf Farm
Seen beyond the dirt road are smooth, green grasses of a turf farm located in
the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.
Seen beyond the dirt road are smooth, green grasses of a turf farm located in
the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.
Orange Grove Rows
Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake
Okeechobee.
Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake
Okeechobee.
Canal and Water Control Structure
Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.
Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.
St. Lucie Canal
Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.
Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.
Boaters Anchor at Navigational Lock
To gain access to Lake Okeechobee, boaters anchor themselves to the Port
Mayaca Navigational Lock wall as the canal-side gates close.
To gain access to Lake Okeechobee, boaters anchor themselves to the Port
Mayaca Navigational Lock wall as the canal-side gates close.
Open lakeside gates at navigational lock
Looking through the open lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock,
onto Lake Okeechobee.
Looking through the open lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock,
onto Lake Okeechobee.
Oklahoma Groundwater Efforts
USGS Student Jessica Magers examining outcrop of the Rush Springs aquifer in Caddo County, Oklahoma for arsenic and other metals concentration.
USGS Student Jessica Magers examining outcrop of the Rush Springs aquifer in Caddo County, Oklahoma for arsenic and other metals concentration.
Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surface
Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surfaceHow Ground Water Occurs
American Beauty Berry Shrub
At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the
stems of this American beauty berry shrub.
At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the
stems of this American beauty berry shrub.
Brackish Pond Community
Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty)
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the
pond.
Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty)
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the
pond.