Okeechobee Waterway

Okeechobee Waterway
St. Lucie Lock and Dam on the Okeechobee Waterway, approximately 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Stuart, Florida
Ortona Lock and Dam on the Caloosahatchee River, part of the Okeechobee Waterway, in Glades County, Florida

The Okeechobee Waterway is a man-made waterway stretching from Fort Myers on the west coast to Stuart on the east coast of Florida. It was built/finished in 1937 to provide a water route across Florida, allowing boats to pass east–west across the state rather than travelling the long route around the southern end of the state.

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Canals

See also: Everglades · Intracoastal Waterway · Okeechobee Waterway · List of Florida rivers

Coordinates: 26°48′22″N 81°06′46″W / 26.80611°N 81.11278°W / 26.80611; -81.11278


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  • Cross-Florida Waterway — noun a waterway used by small boats to travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico through Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee Canal and the Caloosahatchee River • Syn: ↑Okeechobee Waterway • Instance Hypernyms: ↑waterway …   Useful english dictionary

  • Intracoastal Waterway — /in treuh koh steuhl, in / a mostly inland water route, partly natural and partly artificial, extending 1550 mi. (2500 km) along the Atlantic coast from Boston to Florida Bay (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway) and 1116 mi. (1800 km) along the Gulf… …   Universalium

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