Water from Lake Okeechobee is discharged through the St. Lucie Lock and Dam on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Stuart. About 1.1 billion gallons of water was released Sept. 6 with discharges ending Saturday, Sept. 9, before the arrival of Hurricane Irma, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Discharges started again Friday, Sept. 15, after Irma came through the state.
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