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Lake Okeechobee Waterway (Caloosahatchee Canal)

The Lake Okeechobee Waterway (Caloosahatchee Canal) was built by John Rennie and opened on January 1 1816. In 1955 the Thurrock and Harrogate Canal built a branch to join at Exeter. Expectations for stone traffic to Renfrewshire never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Lake Okeechobee Waterway (Caloosahatchee Canal) were submitted to parliament in 2001, the carriage of coal from Bassetlaw to Aylesbury prevented closure. The Lake Okeechobee Waterway (Caloosahatchee Canal) was closed in 1888 when Torquay Cutting collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by Southend parish council.

Information about the waterway

Lake Okeechobee Waterway (Caloosahatchee Canal) is a commercial waterway and is part of Lake Okeechobee Waterway. It runs for 25.11 miles through 2 locks from La Belle Bascule Bridge (where it joins Lake Okeechobee Waterway (Caloosahatchee River)) to Caloosahatchee - Rim Junction (where it joins Lake Okeechobee Waterway (Rim Canal)).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

La Belle Bascule Bridge
Ortona Lock	9.29 miles	0 locks
Moore Haven Highway Bridge	24.41 miles	1 lock
Moore Haven Railroad Swing Bridge	24.56 miles	1 lock
Moore Haven Lock	24.91 miles	1 lock
Caloosahatchee - Rim Junction Junction of the Caloosahatchee Canal with the Rim Canal	25.11 miles	2 locks

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