Passages
Passages in Florida
Stretches of water long enough to plan as a passage: the locks on them, the lowest clearance published over them, and the depth they were built for.
140 miThe Big Bend: Anclote River to CarrabelleBetween the two halves of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway there is no inside route. What the Coast Pilot says about the open stretch and the harbors along it.150 miGIWW: Caloosahatchee River to Anclote RiverFlorida's west-coast waterway, from the Okeechobee junction up to Tarpon Springs: the depth it was built for, the bridges, and where the dredged channel ends.GIWW: the Florida PanhandleCarrabelle to the Alabama line: twelve feet of project depth, three fixed bridges at fifty feet, and a mileage counted eastward from New Orleans.Crossing the Gulf Stream to the BahamasThe current that sets a boat north while it steers east, and the sea a northerly builds on top of it — what NOAA and the National Weather Service publish about it.ICW: Fernandina Beach to Fort PierceThe Atlantic ICW across north and central Florida: the depth the channel was built for, the bridges that set the limit, and the stops along the way.ICW: Fort Pierce to MiamiThe Atlantic ICW from Fort Pierce down to Miami: the depth the channel was built for, the drawbridges, and the lowest fixed bridge on the whole waterway.Miami to Key West: inside route and Hawk ChannelSouth of Miami the Intracoastal Waterway was never finished. What the Coast Pilot says about the inside route through Florida Bay, Hawk Channel and the choice between them.154 mi · 5 LocksOkeechobee WaterwayAcross Florida from Stuart to Fort Myers: the five locks and their hours, the project depths of Route 1 and Route 2, and the published clearance that decides the crossing for a sailboat.