Near Canal Road (Spillway Road), 0.8 miles south of Florida Route 40, on the left when traveling west.
Unintended Consequences In the 1960s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cut through and plugged the Withlacoochee River to make way for the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Blocking the river entirely would have devastated downstream ecosystems. The . . . — — Map (db m167893) HM
Near West Riverwood Drive, 1.7 miles east of North Basswood Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Bisecting a State, Bisecting a River Inglis Island sits at the center of the Withlacoochee River, Lake Rousseau, and the Cross Florida Barge Canal. From here you can see where the canal bisected the river. Look for an earth and concrete berm on . . . — — Map (db m167499) HM
Near Southeast 90th Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Florida Route 40, on the right when traveling south.
A Stairway to the Top of the Canal Lake Rousseau sits almost 30 feet above the western edge of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. How do you move a barge up 30 feet? You build a lock. Think of a lock like water stairs. A barge enters the lock . . . — — Map (db m167500) HM
Near West Riverwood Drive, 1.7 miles east of North Basswood Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Changing the Face of Florida At the end of the 19th century, prospectors and entrepreneurs flocked to Dunnellon, 10 miles east of here. They came to mine phosphate, a valuable ingredient in fertilizer. In just five years, Dunnellon transformed . . . — — Map (db m167501) HM
