Okeechobee Waterway
Canal in Florida, United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Okeechobee Waterway or Okeechobee Canal is a relatively shallow artificial waterway in the United States, stretching across Florida from Fort Myers on the west coast to Stuart on Florida's east coast. The waterway can support tows such as barges or private vessels up to 50 feet (15 metres) wide x 250 feet (76 metres) long which draw less than 10 feet (3.0 metres),[2] as parts of the system, especially the locks may have low water depths of just ten feet.[2] The system of channels runs through Lake Okeechobee and consists of the Caloosahatchee River to the west of the lake and the St. Lucie Canal east of the lake.[1]
Okeechobee Waterway | |
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Location | South Florida |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 26°48′22″N 81°06′46″W |
Specifications | |
Length | 154[1] miles (248 km) |
Locks | 5 |
Status | Open |
Navigation authority | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Geography | |
Start point | San Carlos Bay |
End point | Indian River Lagoon |
Geologically and geographically, the north bank of the canal is the official southern limit of the Eastern Continental Divide.