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    The Okeechobee Waterway or Okeechobee Canal is a relatively shallow artificial waterway in the United States, stretching across Florida from Fort Myers...
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  • Florida, United States Okeechobee Waterway, in Florida, United States Okeechobee Plain, in Florida, United States Okeechobee Group, geologic group in...
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    miles of levees to protect areas surrounding Lake Okeechobee from overflow. The Okeechobee Waterway was officially opened on March 23, 1937, by a procession...
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    Caloosahatchee River (category Lake Okeechobee)
    Everglades, east of Fort Myers. An important link in the Okeechobee Waterway, a manmade inland waterway system of southern Florida, the river forms a tidal...
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    Lake Okeechobee is an ideal habitat for cyanobacteria because its shallow, sunny, and laden with nutrients from Florida's agriculture. The Okeechobee Waterway...
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    of boats, the St. Lucie Canal is now the eastern segment of the Okeechobee Waterway. The C-44 has been a source of contention since its construction...
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    Intracoastal Waterway Okeechobee Waterway Point Pleasant Canal Lewes and Rehoboth Canal Inland waterways of the United States Waterways forming and crossings...
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    Atlantic Ocean. The entire river is accessible to Lake Okeechobee by the Okeechobee Waterway. The main river passes through Sewall's Point, Port Salerno...
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    The Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, also known as the San Felipe Segundo hurricane, was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the recorded history of the North...
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  • The following movable bridges (drawbridges and swing bridges) exist in the U.S. state of Florida. Bridge of Lions, SR A1A over Matanzas River (AIWW), St...
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    Pacific Ocean. Lake Okeechobee in Florida is a particularly rare example of a trifurcation lake. Via the artificial Okeechobee Waterway, it flows east to...
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    exports. The Intracoastal Waterway follows the Indian River as it passes through the Treasure Coast. The Okeechobee Waterway connects Stuart with Ft. Myers...
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    in the United States: This list includes active canals and artificial waterways that are maintained for use by boats. Although some abandoned canals and...
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    Everglades Intracoastal Waterway Indian River Lagoon List of Florida rivers List of major springs in Florida Okeechobee Waterway Okefenokee Swamp Outstanding...
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    incorporates 71% of the lagoon's surface. Lake Okeechobee is connected to the lagoon by the Okeechobee Waterway and the St. Lucie River meeting in Sewall's...
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    Port Mayaca, Florida (category Populated places on Lake Okeechobee)
    of Lake Okeechobee. Named for the Mayaca Tribe, Port Mayaca is centered just south of the Port Mayaca Lock and Dams on the Okeechobee Waterway (St. Lucie...
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    A. Loftin (May 31, 2017). "Cyanobacteria of the 2016 Lake Okeechobee and Okeechobee Waterway harmful algal bloom". USGS.org.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint:...
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    Florida Heartland (category Okeechobee County, Florida)
    the Okeechobee Waterway is a navigable canal which crosses the region, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean through Lake Okeechobee. There...
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    Lake Harbor, Florida (category Populated places on Lake Okeechobee)
    Harbor, however, is directly on the Okeechobee Waterway, enabling connections to multiple other regions of Lake Okeechobee and its maritime links. Commercial...
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  • River Water Management District Port Mayaca Lock and Dam, on the Okeechobee Waterway, USACE Rodman Dam, Rodman Reservoir, Florida Department of Environmental...
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  • and Maryland, United States (Assawoman Canal) Southern Florida (Okeechobee Waterway) Southeastern New Jersey (Delaware and Raritan Canal) Part of North...
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    The effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida included at least 2,500 fatalities in the state, making this the second deadliest tropical cyclone...
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    The Port Mayaca Lock is a navigable lock and dam on the Okeechobee Waterway (St. Lucie Canal), adjacent to U.S. Route 441 and U.S. Route 98 at Canal Point...
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    Herbert Hoover Dike (category Buildings and structures in Okeechobee County, Florida)
    south of the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation "Lake Okeechobee and The Okeechobee Waterway". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Florida Operations...
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    State Road 704 (SR 704), also known as Okeechobee Boulevard, is a 10.199-mile-long (16.414 km) east–west boulevard in the West Palm Beach area, known for...
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    Florida State Road 710 (category State Roads in Okeechobee County, Florida)
    northwest-southeast route connecting SR 70 near Okeechobee, three miles (5 km) from the northern tip of Lake Okeechobee in south central Florida, to Old Dixie...
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    the Royal Poinciana Hotel, The Breakers, and Whitehall. In 1928, the Okeechobee hurricane struck Palm Beach County and caused thousands of deaths. More...
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    Great Loop (category Intracoastal Waterway)
    system of waterways that encompasses the eastern portion of the United States and part of Canada. It is made up of both natural and man-made waterways, including...
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    Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee altered and disrupted the natural flow. Today the Barley Barber waterway is diverted through the L-65 canal...
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  • Florida is part of the Intracoastal Waterway, a 3,000 mile (4,800 km) inland waterway. Florida has the Okeechobee Waterway, St. Lucie Canal (C-44), Miami Canal...
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