The HUCK FINN--Adventures of a canal boat on North America's waterways

Photos, captain's notes, and crew's tales from the 26' canal boat HUCK FINN. Itinerary: roundtrip St. Pete. FL/St. Paul MN.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

The lock has now filled more than 85 feet from its original level. You are looking North and the gates are opening to Pickwick Lake, which in a few miles joins the Tennessee River. HUCK's depth sounder shows a water depth of 94 feet under the boat. That's the deepest water we've seen since crossing the Gulf of Mexico 3 weeks ago! The lock is full up to the level of Pickwick Lake.