Lake water, heading for the open outletsCreek, river, and farm runoff
Where the lake's water went
About this dataYearly means for each water year (October through September), from USGS daily records. East: the St. Lucie Canal below Port Mayaca, S-308 (02276877). West: the Caloosahatchee below Moore Haven, S-77 (02292000 through 2003, then 02292010 from 2008). South: the Hillsboro (02280500) and North New River (02283500) canals below S-351 and the Miami Canal at S-354 (02286400), added together in years all three report. The West Palm Beach Canal at S-352 isn't included: USGS stopped gauging it in 2008. Below zero, more water flowed into the lake than out. Years missing more than about a month of days are left out.