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Lake Okeechobee (US: / oʊ k i ˈ tʃ oʊ b i / oh-kee-CHOH-bee) [1] is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. [2] It is the eighth-largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwater lake contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states, after Lake Michigan.
Florida Lakewatch works directly with citizens who live on or use lakes, rivers or waterways and are willing to participate in a long-term monitoring effort. These volunteers must have access to a boat, since much of the data collection must be done away from lake shores. Florida Lakewatch has at least basic information on 5,420 lakes in Florida.
It also serves for regulating flood control water into the Everglades during hurricane season. [4] When polluted lake water is released into the C-44 St. Lucie Canal, the water carries or can spawn algae blooms that release cyanotoxins that may cause nausea, vomiting, skin rashes, coughing, shortness of breath, and achy limbs and joints. Some ...
Cherry Lake is the 4th largest lake and has rural development on its north shore. It approaches 18 feet (5.5 m) in depth averaging 10 feet (3.0 m). [16] Hunt and Stewart Lake are like Cherry Lake with rural development on their north side and swampland on their south side. There is a water level control dam between Hunt and Cherry Lakes.
Water quality has improved, but challenges remain and accelerating salt water intrusion, sea level rise and higher temperatures are ongoing threats. Since 2019, the South Florida Water Management District has completed, broken ground on, or celebrated other milestones on some 70 projects.
The lake was stocked with 44,500 hybrid striped bass in April 2005. The previous stocking of the lake occurred in 1997. Lake Santa Fe is the third most stable of 120 lakes studied in Florida, as well as one of the clearest. It is designated by the State of Florida as an Outstanding Florida Water.
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In South Florida, sea levels have already risen several inches since the start of the century and could be around six feet higher by 2100. But another factor could be making those sunny day floods ...