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NOTICE TO NAVIGATION INTERESTS

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS                               LOCAL NUMBER: 2024-009              

JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT                            WATERWAY:  All South Florida Locks

EFFECTIVE: 9 October 2024

ATTN: CESAJ-OD-SN

PO Box 4970

JACKSONVILLE, FL 32232-0019

POC: Christopher Rush  (863)-514-0773

www.saj.usace.army.mil/NTN

Closure of the Okeechobee Waterway

REFERENCE:
a.     33 CFR Navigation and Navigable Waters

1. Notice to Navigation

Attention boaters! Due to Hurricane Milton tornadic activity, we are securing all locks on the Okeechobee waterway. This is effective immediately for both east and westbound traffic. After Hurricane Milton has passed, we will inspect the waterway, all structures, and will reopen the when it has been determined that the waterway is safe for navigation.

2. For up-to-date Lock information, contact the shift operator 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)