The Franklin Lock and Dam, also known as the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam, is a navigable
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This lock and dam cost $3.8 million,
and was constructed in 1965. It is located on the
Caloosahatchee River
The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 18, 2011 It dr ...
approximately upstream from the
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
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The Franklin Lock and Dam was named after Walter P. Franklin (1871-1967), a businessman, civic leader, and mayor of
Fort Myers, Florida
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It is located at latitude 26° 43" 16', longitude -81° 41"40',
on the
Caloosahatchee River
The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 18, 2011 It dr ...
about upstream of the
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is a navigable inland waterway running approximately from Carrabelle, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas.
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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
The Franklin Lock and Dam were constructed for flood control, water control, the prevention of salt-water intrusion, and for navigation purposes.
Technical information
The lock chamber is wide by long by high. The lift of the lock is usually 2 to from sea level to the Caloosahatchee River water level.
The channel is wide by deep.
The lock chamber is concrete, with welded structural steel sector gates, and concrete gate bays. This lock has a discharge capacity of .
Lockage
Vessels
Approximately 15,000 vessels pass through annually, of which about 97% are recreational vessels.
Commodities
About 13,000 tons of manufactured goods, equipment, crude materials, food, and petroleum
products are locked annually.
Radio channel
This lock operates on
Marine VHF radio
Marine VHF radio is a worldwide system of two way radio transceivers on ships and watercraft used for bidirectional voice communication from ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore (for example with harbormasters), and in certain circumstances ship-to-ai ...
channel 13.
See also
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List of reservoirs and dams in Florida
References
Transportation buildings and structures in Lee County, Florida
Dams in Florida
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Transport infrastructure completed in 1965
Dams completed in 1965
1965 establishments in Florida
Locks of Florida
Buildings and structures in Lee County, Florida
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