TheTamiami Canal orC-4 Canal, is acanal located in southernFlorida in theUnited States. It flows in a west to east direction from the western part of the state in theEverglades past theMiami International Airport to a salinity control center near theMiami River. It averages 8 feet (2.4 metres) in depth and is over 100 feet (30 metres) wide in some areas.
In 2019, a worm-shaped amphibiancaecilian,Typhlonectes natans, was found living in the canal. Normally found in Venezuela and Colombia, its capture was the first record of a caecilian in the United States.[1]
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