St. Lucie Canal
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title:
St. Lucie Canal
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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. Deepened in 1937 to enable the passage of boats, the St. Lucie Canal is now the eastern segment of the Okeechobee Waterway. The C-44 has been a source of contention since its construct
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Canal in Martin County, Florida
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lucie_Canal
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date modified:
2023-03-14T02:02:28Z
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