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This map made by the U.S. military shows the term "Everglades" was in use by 1857. The first written record of the Everglades was on Spanish maps made by cartographers who had not seen the land. They named the unknown area between the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida Laguna del Espíritu Santo ("Lake of the Holy Spirit"). [3]
Lake County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 383,956. [1] Its county seat is Tavares, [2] and its largest city is Clermont. Lake County is included in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Kissimmee River is a river in south-central Florida, United States that forms the north part of the Everglades wetlands area. The river begins at East Lake Tohopekaliga south of Orlando, flowing south through Lake Kissimmee into the large, shallow Lake Okeechobee.
As the lake exceeds its capacity in the wet season, the water forms a flat and very wide river, about 100 miles (160 km) long and 60 miles (97 km) wide. As the land from Lake Okeechobee slopes gradually to Florida Bay, water flows at a rate of half a mile (0.8 km) a day. Before human activity in the Everglades, the system comprised the lower ...
Aerial of downtown Orlando, Florida. Lake Apopka is seen in the upper-right of the photo. Lake Apopka is the fourth largest lake in the U.S. state of Florida. [1] It is located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Orlando, mostly within the bounds of Orange County, although the western part is in Lake County.
Florida swamps include a variety of wetland habitats. Because of its high water table, substantial rainfall, and often flat geography, the U.S. state of Florida has a proliferation of swamp areas, some of them unique to the state. [1] [citation needed] Swamp types in Florida include: Cypress dome - most common swamp habitat in Florida [2 ...
Se7en Wetlands is a 1,640-acre constructed treatment wetland system that receives all of the City of Lakeland, FL treated wastewater, along with reuse water from Lakeland Electric and reclaimed water from Polk County, FL. [4] Se7en Wetlands has been in operation as a Water Utility since 1987 and opened in 2018 as a City of Lakeland Park. [5]
A large portion of Florida is a biologically diverse ecosystem, with large wetlands in the Everglades. Management of environmental issues related to the everglades and the larger coastal waters and wetlands have been important to the history of Florida and the development of multiple parts of the economy of Florida, including the influential ...