<p>This drone footage captures the brown water from Lake Okeechobee as it creeps into the beautiful waters surrounding Sanibel Island on June 5.</p><p>Due to historic rainfall</a> in Southwest Florida, the water level of Lake Okeechobee has risen more than a foot since May.</p><p>It’s been reported</a>, the US Army Corps of Engineers began releasing billions</a> of gallons of lake water into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers</a> which end in a bay behind Sanibel Island, allowing brown water to flow straight into the otherwise clear Sanibel water. Credit: Kiley Bergen via Storyful</p><br />
