April 2022
FACT SHEET
Fort Pierce Harbor, FL (O&M)
Operations & Maintenance
Congressional District: 18
1. DESCRIPTION
Fort Pierce is located on the East Coast of Florida about 29 miles south of the Sebastian Inlet and 21 miles north of St. Lucie Inlet. Major commodities which are dependent on the port include citrus exports, cement, and aragonite imports. An average of 350,000 tons of waterborne commerce moves through Fort Pierce Harbor annually. The last navigation improvements at Fort Pierce were authorized by the 1988 Water Resource Development Act dated 17 November 1988 and construction was completed in August 1996. The existing entrance channel is 400 feet wide and 30 feet deep, the interior channel is 250 feet wide and 28 feet deep, the existing turning basin is 1,100 feet square and 28 feet deep, and the north access channel is located immediately north of the main turning basin is 1,250 feet long, 250 feet wide and 28 feet deep..
2. FUNDING
| Allocation for FY22 |
$0 |
| President’s Budget FY23 |
$0 |
3. SPONSOR
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia Avenue
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982-5652
4. STATUS
In late 2014 dredging efforts associated with impacts from Hurricane Sandy were completed in Fort Pierce Harbor. The dredging effort included both beach placement of beach quality sand on the beach immediately south of the Inlet as well as placement of non-beach quality sand in the approved offshore disposal area. Harbor was last dredged post Hurricane Mathew, recent survey shows that the harbor is in great shape.
