The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) S65E

Tail Water Weir, Okeechobee, FL

The Emergency Tail Water Weir construction project required two continual concrete pours of over 5200 cu. Yards. This tail water weir is the largest single water control structure the District has ever built. It is almost one mile downstream of the S-65E water control structure on the Kissimmee River. The weir can move up to 30,000 cubic feet of water per second, or enough water to fill 1,000 swimming pools in one minute. The weir will maintain water levels downstream of the S-65E structure, protecting it from extreme water level differences and potential failure during major storm events.