RELIEF MAP OF THE PENINSULA OF FLORIDA
 The heavy black lines in the north-central area of the peninsula
indicate the cut sections of the canal. These two cuts will connect
the Oklawaha-St. Johns River system on the east with the Withla-
coochee River on the west, giving a waterway from the Atlantic to
the Gulf.
 The distance from the entrance in the Atlantic off the mouth of the
St. Johns River (east) to the entrance in the Gulf off the mouth of
the Withlacoochee River (west) is 171 nautical miles. This distance
is often spoken of as the "length of the canal." The actual cut
connecting the Oklawaha-St. Johns with the Withlacoochee River is
approximately 32 nautical miles.
 The mouth of the Withlacoochee River (on the Gulf) is due east
of the entrance to the Mississippi River.
Bulletin. Ship Canal Authority of the State of Florida. 6-1-36.