Sewell South Lock Dam (Lock No.1)

USA / Florida / Broadview Park /
 place with historical importance, dam, lock (water navigation)
Lock Number 1 on the North New River Canal is a historic lock in Plantation, Florida. It was originally built 1911, and opened for use the following year. It was the first lock to be built on the New River Canal, and it remains the best preserved of all the surviving South Florida locks. It is also known as "Sewall Lock" or "Davie-Sewall Lock or Lock #4, North New River Canal".

Sewell South Lock Dam is on the North New River Canal in Broward County, Florida and is used for flood control purposes. Construction was completed in 1912, and it is owned and operated by South Florida Water Management District. Its length is 157 feet (originally 149 feet), the maximum discharge is 1300 cubic feet per second, its capacity is 2077 acre-feet, and the normal storage of the dam is 1792 acre-feet. On February 17, 1978, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_No._1,_North_New_River_Canal
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Coordinates:   26°5'41"N   80°13'45"W

Comments

  • I think this is on the New River Canal, not the "North" New River Canal.
  • James L. Sewell It is located on the North New River Canal. My Grandpa Edgar A. Sewell operated the locks in the 1900's to the mid 1950,s.
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