Herbert Hoover Dike

[1] After a personal inspection of the area by President Herbert Hoover, the Corps drafted a new plan which provided for the construction of floodway channels, control gates, and major levees along Lake Okeechobee's shores.

A long term system was designed for the purpose of flood control, water conservation, prevention of saltwater intrusion, and preservation of fish and wildlife populations.

[2] The Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, a bicycle path running atop the dike, was dedicated in 1993.

The Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) is a component of the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Project for Flood Control and other Purposes.

[4] The HHD system consists of approximately 143 miles of levee surrounding Lake Okeechobee, with 32 culverts, hurricane gates and other water control structures.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the levees between 1932 and 1938 with crest heights ranging from +32 to +35 feet, National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD).

This provides protection to the Standard Project Flood (SPF) level, approximately an event occurring once in 935 years.

A sign advertising the completion of the Herbert Hoover Dike, which mentions the 1926 and 1928 hurricanes
View NNE from atop the Herbert Hoover Dike and its access roads, as seen from the Canal Point Recreation Area in Canal Point, FL