Hillsboro Canal spillway (Deerfield Locks)

Hillsboro Canal spillway (Deerfield Locks)
Deerfield Beach, Florida (FL), US
"This particular spillway was one of the first water control devices built in South Florida. Originally called the Deerfield Locks, it was a true lock structure used to get cargo and vegetable barges from Lake Okeechobee to supply the eastern communities or rail shipment to the north. This was in the early 1900s."
"This particular spillway was one of the first water control devices built in South Florida. Originally called the Deerfield Locks, it was a true lock structure used to get cargo and vegetable barges from Lake Okeechobee to supply the eastern communities or rail shipment to the north. This was in the early 1900s."
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Links: www.floridagameandfish.com
By: AKpilotEMT

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