'LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK': Here's why billions of gallons of freshwater is dumping into St. Lucie River
Billions of gallons of water filled with runoff from surrounding urban and agricultural areas are dumping into the St. Lucie River after significant rainfall filled the new C-44 Reservoir and surrounding canals to dangerously high levels.
Yet, five months later, the reservoir only comfortably holds about seven feet of water, or 10 feet at maximum, and after rain inundated the Treasure Coast the past few days, Florida Oceanographic's Mark Perry said the reservoir is just below capacity.
