Moore Haven Lock closer

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360 SUNDANCER 2004
BOW THRUSTER
AXIOM 12 RV
EVOLUTION 200 AUTOPILOT
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YANMAR DIESEL 315'S
8 KW KOHLER
4 HP JOHNSON
F. Y. I. from U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Notice to Navigation 2020-011: Floating vegetation near Moore Haven Lock on Okeechobee Waterway

NOTICE NUMBER: 2020-011
WATERWAY: OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY
EFFECTIVE: 09/25/20 17:00 thru UNTIL CLEARED

OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY
MOORE HAVEN LOCK & DAM
VEGETATION BLOCKING LAKESIDE ACCESS TO LOCK

REFERENCE:
  1. 33 CFR Navigation and Navigable Waters
  2. Notice to Navigation
Notice is given that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is advising commercial and recreational vessels that the lakeside/rim canal approach to the Moore Haven Lock is currently obstructed by floating vegetation. These vegetation islands are normal as lake level rises. The Corps of Engineers is working to clear the blockage as quickly as possible at which time the lock will reopen to navigation.
 
OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY UPDATE
MOORE HAVEN LOCK & DAM
MOORE HAVEN LOCK AND DAM RESUMES OPERATIONS OCT 17 2020

REFERENCE:

  1. 33 CFR Navigation and Navigable Waters
  2. Notice to Navigation
The Moore Haven Lock and Dam will resume operations on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 for normal business hours from 0700 – 1700 with the last lockage beginning at 1630. The Okeechobee Waterway/Rim Canal from Clewiston to Moore Haven Lock will also re-open at that time. The Rim Canal north of Moore Haven Lock will remain closed.

The South Florida Operations Office advises all vessels to monitor the Jacksonville District website for any changes or updates as rising lake levels and changes in wind direction will continue to move vegetation and may cause further disruptions to navigation.

  1. Point of contact is Gary Hipkins at 863-983-8101, or call the Moore Haven lock operators on duty at 863-662-9533 or 863-946-0414.
//SIGNED//

Gary Hipkins
Chief Navigation & Flood Risk Management
South Florida Operations
 
1. Notice to Navigation

Notice is given that St. Lucie Lock will reopen for normal operation on Tuesday 29 March 2022.
 

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