Port Everglades Inlet

Where the waters from Broward County exit into the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers and streams inland empty into the Intracoastal Waterway picking some pollutants from the urban geography that is home to two million residents, and hundreds of thousands of visitors. Port Everglades is also a major cruise port with many megaships using it as a port of call or the origination or termination of a cruise. The Port also handles oil tankers and cargo ships. Waters are tested here because if anything is polluting upstream, we can typically get a read on it during the outgoing tide where the inland streams and rivers give up some of their water. This location is not easy to get to as there are only a few parking spots about a quarter mile away. You can also walk the mean high tide line from the north until you can’t get any further. Occasionally there will be sharks or manatees in the water, and it is nice to watch the boat traffic coming and going. Because of the difficult access not the ideal place to swim or recreate. The Port is patrolled by Broward Sheriffs, Florida Marine Patrol, US Coast Guard, Border Patrol, and the Fort Lauderdale Police, for the security of the vessels passing through