Multiple pumps are used to pump water out of the lock chamber for several hours or even overnight.

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Multiple pumps are used to pump water out of the lock chamber for several hours or even overnight.

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Tags: Okeechobee Waterway, Ortona Lock and Dam, Dewatering, Ortona

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