Okeechobee waterway Route 2 closed due to vegetation in the channel at Torrey Island

News from USACE

Posted 10/20/23

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is advising commercial and recreational vessels Route 2 at Torrey Island is closed...

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Okeechobee waterway Route 2 closed due to vegetation in the channel at Torrey Island

USACE

Located in central and southern Florida, the 451,000 acre lake and 154 mile long waterway extends from the Atlantic Ocean at Stuart, to the Gulf of Mexico at Fort Meyers. The waterway runs through Lake Okeechobee and consists of the Caloosahatchee River to the west of the lake and the St. Lucie Canal east of the lake.

Posted Friday, October 20, 2023 6:00 pm

News from USACE

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is advising commercial and recreational vessels Route 2 at Torrey Island is closed due to vegetation (Tussocks) in the navigation channel.

Point of contact is Kriss Zeller at 863-983-8105.

For up to date Lock information, contact the shift operator 7 a.m. to 5 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 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.)

Keywords

route 2, torrey island, navigation, channel

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