NOTICE TO NAVIGATION INTERESTS
                                                                            

OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY
ALL LOCKS OPEN RETURNING TO NORMAL OPERATIONS ON AUGUST 31, 2023 FOLLOWING HURRICANE IDALIA

REFERENCE:
a.     33 CFR Navigation and Navigable Waters
1. Notice to Navigation

Notice is given that all locks along the Okeechobee Waterway are open and returning to normal operation hours as of 31 August, following Hurricane Idalia.

Normal locking hours: Okeechobee Waterway Locks from 7 AM to 5 PM (last lockage starts at 4:30 PM), Canaveral Harbor Lock 6 AM to 9:30 PM.

2.  Contact Information

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)

//signed//
Kriss Zeller
Chief of Navigation
South Florida Operations