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Dam in Florida, United States
Franklin Lock and Dam
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Location Olga , Florida , United States Opening date 1965 Construction cost $3,800,000 Height 14 feet (depth) Length 400 feet Width (base) 56 feet
The Franklin Lock and Dam , also known as the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam , is a navigable lock and dam in Olga , Florida , United States .[1]
This lock and dam cost $3.8 million,[1] Caloosahatchee River approximately 33 miles (53 km ) upstream from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway .[2] Fort Myers, Florida .[3] [4]
It is located at latitude 26° 43" 16', longitude -81° 41"40',[5] Caloosahatchee River about 33 miles (53 km ) upstream of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway .[2]
Lockage usually takes between 15 and 20 minutes. The lock operates from 7 am to 5 pm, 365 days a year, unless otherwise stated in "Notice to Mariners", published by the Coast Guard.
Purpose
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The Franklin Lock and Dam were constructed for flood control, water control, the prevention of salt-water intrusion, and for navigation purposes.[1]
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The lock chamber is 56 feet (17 m ) wide by 400 feet (120 m ) long by 14 feet (4.3 m ) high. The lift of the lock is usually 2 to 3 feet (0.91 m ) from sea level to the Caloosahatchee River water level.
The channel is 90 feet (27 m ) wide by 8 feet (2.4 m ) deep.
The lock chamber is concrete, with welded structural steel sector gates, and concrete gate bays. This lock has a discharge capacity of 28,900 cubic feet per second (820 m 3 [1]
Lockage
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Vessels
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Approximately 15,000 vessels pass through annually, of which about 97% are recreational vessels.[1]
Commodities
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About 13,000 tons of manufactured goods, equipment, crude materials, food, and petroleum
products are locked annually.[1]
Radio channel
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This lock operates on Marine VHF radio channel 13.[1]
See also
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References
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^ Pertuit, Eddie (August 25, 1967). "Walter P. Franklin Dies at Age of 96" . News-Press . Fort Myers, Florida. Retrieved July 4, 2021 .
^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" . Social Security Administration.
^ "Franklin Lock - Florida, United States" . Marinas.com. Retrieved 2010-08-25 .
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