help! lake Okeechobee and St Lucie canal w 5 1/2 draft

[thanasi]

Is anyone able to tell us i f we can cross Florida thru Lake Okeechobee and the St Lucie canal with 5 1/2 ft draft next week. And are there any areas of concern Thank you

[denverd0n]

Lot of rain around here lately, so my guess would be that the lake is pretty high. The official source, however, is the Army Corps of Engineers...
USACE Jacksonville District


Yep. Looking at that, the depth is a bit higher than normal, and the clearance under the lowest bridge is a bit lower than normal. Just as I would have expected.

[hobopacket]

You would be good. But what’s your air draft?
Clearance is 48’ at the railroad bridge. Near port mayaca. Also. Lots of toxic blue green water. Don’t touch the water.