![Miami Canal in 1921](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Miami_Canal_in_1921.jpg)
![Miami Canal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Miami_Canal.png)
The Miami Canal, or C-6 Canal, flows from
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee (), also known as Florida's Inland Sea, is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the tenth largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwat ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
to its terminus at the
Miami River, which flows through downtown
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
. The
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...
flows in a south and southeasterly direction for approximately 77 miles, and passes through three counties:
Broward,
Palm Beach, and
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
. It was constructed in the early part of the 20th century to drain the
Everglades Agricultural Area
The Everglades Agricultural Area Environmental Protection District (EAA EPD), better known as simply the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA), is an area extending south from Lake Okeechobee to the northern levee of Water Conservation Area 3A, from ...
(EAA). Removing the canal was proposed as part of the
Restoration of the Everglades
An ongoing effort to remedy damage inflicted during the 20th century on the Everglades, a region of tropical wetlands in southern Florida, is the most expensive and comprehensive environmental repair attempt in history. The degradation of the Eve ...
.
See also
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Tamiami Canal
The Tamiami Canal or C-4 Canal, is a canal located in southern Florida in the United States. It flows in a west to east direction from the western part of the state in the Everglades past the Miami International Airport to a salinity control cent ...
References
*Southeast District Assessment and Monitoring Program
Canals in Florida
Transportation buildings and structures in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Transportation buildings and structures in Broward County, Florida
Transportation buildings and structures in Palm Beach County, Florida
Lake Okeechobee
Transportation buildings and structures in Miami
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