Notice to Navigation: 2022-05 Okeechobee Waterway and Canaveral Harbor Lock Operations during Tropical Storms

NOTICE TO NAVIGATION INTERESTS

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS LOCAL NUMBER:2022-05
JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT WATERWAY: OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY

ATTN: CESAJ-OD-SN EFFECTIVE: 06/3/22
PO Box 4970

JACKSONVILLE, FL 32232-0019

POC: Kriss Zeller (863) 983-8101 x 23
http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Navigation/NoticestoNavigation.aspx

OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY AND CANAVERAL HARBOR
LOCK OPERATIONS DURING
TROPICAL STORMS

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

For Lock Operator safety, the locks will:

Stop locking vessels or working outdoors if lightning is observed within five miles of the lock, and operations will not resume until lightning has not been seen in the area for 30 minutes.

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.

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)

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Kriss Zeller
Chief of Navigation
South Florida Operations