Attention all concerned boaters! Navigation locks along the Okeechobee Waterway remain open and staffed during a government shutdown. Ensuring safe passage for boaters and supporting water management are mission-essential functions that do not pause. Although staffed at minimal levels, crews stay on to ensure safe passage for vessels, regulate water levels, and support flood risk management.

In conjunction with Notices to Navigation: 2025-020 and 021 (floating tussock hazard in the channel in the Okeechobee Waterway near Route 2), the navigation channel remains temporarily closed while we continue to remove the material using mechanical means (heavy equipment). See attached. Please exercise caution.

In conjunction with Notices to Navigation: 2025-020 and 021 (floating tussock hazard in the channel in the Okeechobee Waterway near Route 2), the navigation channel remains temporarily closed while we continue to remove the material using mechanical means (heavy equipment). [Photo courtesy USACE]

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 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 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

• Canaveral Lock 321-783-5421 or 863-662-0298 (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)