Okeechobee Waterway is fully operational

Posted 12/1/25

Attention all concerned boaters! The floating tussock hazard in the Okeechobee Waterway Route 2 ...

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Okeechobee Waterway is fully operational

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OKEECHOBEE — Attention all concerned boaters! The floating tussock hazard in the Okeechobee Waterway Route 2 has been cleared and the navigation channel is fully operational. 

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

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

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