Annual Report, New York. State Engineer and Surveyor – 1906
A brief history of the canal is found on page 1399.

Early La Belle to Lake Okeechobee Canal
A brief description and history of three early canals between these two bodies of water.

... Everglades of Florida: acts, reports, and other papers, state and national, relating to the Everglades of the state of Florida and their reclamation – 1911
A report describing the proposed waterway and related canals begins on page 86.

Guide to the Lake Okeechobee Area
A brief history of the waterway begins on page 20.

History of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
A brief history of the canal is found on page 48.