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The St. Lucie River is a 35-mile-long (56 km) [1] estuary linked to a coastal river system in St. Lucie and Martin counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The St. Lucie River and St. Lucie Estuary are an "ecological jewel" of the Treasure Coast , central to the health and well-being of the surrounding communities. [ 2 ]
This is a route-map template for the St. Lucie Canal, a waterway in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{waterways legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The St. Lucie Canal, also known as the C-44 Canal or simply C-44, is a man-made canal in Martin County, Florida, connecting Lake Okeechobee to the Indian River Lagoon.The canal was built between 1916 and 1924 to divert floodwaters from the lake into the St. Lucie Estuary via the South Fork of the St. Lucie River.
St. Lucie Lock and Dam on the Okeechobee Waterway, approximately 15 miles (24 kilometres) southwest of Stuart, Florida.According to the lock webpage by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lock chamber is "50 feet wide x 250 feet long x 10 feet deep at low water", [2] showing that the design of the canal system and waterway is for shallow barges and not a ship canal.
An aerial views of the St. Lucie Inlet on Feb. 26, 2024 shows the dark water from Lake Okeechobee discharges entering the South Fork 9 miles upstream. So far, 15 billion gallons of gunky water ...
Or perhaps Army Corps dredging in the South Fork of the St. Lucie River stirring up the muck could be a contributing factor. The bacteria advisory will remain in effect until results show ...
Writers weigh in on Treasure Coast congressmen, preserving quality of life in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, closing U.S. 1, bag policy.
The Roosevelt Bridge is a major highway segmental bridge across the St. Lucie River in Stuart, Florida.Carrying U.S. Route 1 (Federal Highway; unsigned State Road 5), it was built to supersede the old Roosevelt Bridge, which had twin parallel drawbridges, one for northbound traffic (opened in 1934, ) and the other for southbound (opened in 1964,