South Florida - Wednesday October 4, 2023: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is advising mariners that vegetation in the channel is posing a hazard along Route 2 of the Okeechobee Waterway.
The Chief of Navigation for South Florida Operations, Kriss Zeller, has issued a Notice to Navigation advising commercial and recreational vessels to use caution when navigating the channel.
For up to date Lock information, contact the shift operator 7 AM to 5 PM 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 AM to 9:30 PM)
Read the Notice to Navigation on the USACE's website at: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Navigation/Notices-to-Navigation/Notice-to-Navigation-2023-07-Okeechobee-Waterway-Vegetation-in-Route-2/.