Notice to navigation: Okeechobee Waterway water level low

Posted 5/7/25

Attention all concerned boaters! Low water levels along the Okeechobee Waterway have created...

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Notice to navigation: Okeechobee Waterway water level low

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Attention all concerned boaters! Low water levels along the Okeechobee Waterway have created navigation depths that are below typical minimums. As a reminder, please stay in the navigation channels. This includes the St. Lucie Canal and Caloosahatchee River. Deeper draft vessels should consider alternate routes.

For the current Lake Okeechobee water levels, please see: https://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml

For up-to-date Lock information, contact the shift operator 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at:

• St Lucie Lock & Dam 772-287-2665 or 863-662-9148
• Port Mayaca Lock & Dam 561-924-2858 or 863-662-9424
• Julian Keen, Jr. Lock & Dam 863-946-0414 or 863-662-9533
• Ortona Lock & Dam 863-675-0616 or 863- 662-9846
• W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam 239-694-5451 or 863-662-9908

Lake Okeechobee Waterway map courtesy USACE
Lake Okeechobee Waterway map courtesy USACE

Okeechobee Waterway, St. Lucie Canal, Caloosahatchee River
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