Hillsboro Canal

The Hillsboro Canal is located in the southeastern portion of Florida within the South Florida Water Management District, and for much of its length forms the border between Broward and Palm Beach counties; however, its western end is entirely in Palm Beach County. It begins at Lake Okeechobee at the S-2 water control structure in South Bay west of Belle Glade, Florida. It passes within the southern border of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and flows southeast from there along Loxahatchee Road in a rural, lightly populated area. When it reaches the more heavily built-up region further east, it bends to head due eastward, forming the county line. Near its eastern end at the Intracoastal Waterway, with Boca Raton to the north and Deerfield Beach to the south, it departs from its straight course to go around several curves, but the county boundary continues to follow it at this point. 10 miles of the canal is navigable, and it is popular for recreational boating and fishing.

Restoration of the Everglades efforts include treatment to remove elevated levels of nutrients. As a part of this restoration effort, Hillsboro Canal flow was diverted at the Loxahatchee Refuge in 2001 to a wetland stormwater treatment area, STA-2, which discharges into Water Conservation Area 2.

Coordinates: 26°19′40″N 80°06′27″W / 26.327869°N 80.107451°W / 26.327869; -80.107451

Significant waterways of Florida

Larger rivers	Apalachicola Caloosahatchee Chattahoochee Kissimmee Ochlockonee Ocklawaha Peace St. Johns Suwannee Withlacoochee Yellow

Lakes	Apopka Blue Cypress East Tohopekaliga George Harney Harris Iamonia Istokpoga Jackson Jesup Kissimmee Miccosukee Monroe Okeechobee Rodman Rousseau Seminole Talquin Tohopekaliga Tsala Apopka Washington Weir

Smaller rivers	Alafia Alapaha Anclote Aucilla Blackwater Braden Chipola Choctawhatchee Econfina Econlockhatchee Escambia Hillsborough Ichetucknee Little Manatee Little (1) Little (2) Manatee Miami Myakka Perdido Pithlachascotee Rainbow St. Lucie St. Marks St. Marys Santa Fe Shark Silver Steinhatchee Tomoka Trout Wacissa Wakulla Weeki Wachee Wekiva

Creeks and streams	Billy Black Blackwater (Hillsborough) Blackwater (Lake) Cross Econfina Fisheating Myakkahatchee Orange Pottsburg Shingle Snapper Turkey

Canals	Canaveral Barge Canal Cross Florida Barge Canal Haulover Canal Hillsboro Canal Miami Canal Mud Lake Canal St. Johns-Indian River Barge Canal Tamiami Canal Tampa Bypass Canal

See also	Intracoastal Waterway Okeechobee Waterway List of Florida rivers List of springs in Florida Coastal waters of Florida Everglades Outstanding Florida Waters

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