Everything about The Caloosahatchee River totally explained
The
Caloosahatchee River is a
river on the southwest
Gulf Coast of
Florida in the
United States, approximately 75 mi (121 km long). It drains rural area on the northern edge of the
Everglades northwest of
Miami. An important link in the inland
waterway system of southern Florida, the river forms a
tidal estuary along most of its course and has recently become the subject of efforts to restore and preserve the Everglades.
Description
The river issues from
Lake Hicpochee, in southeastern
Glades County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) WNW of
Clewiston. It flows WSW past
La Belle, where it becomes tidal, forming an
estuary along its lower 25 mi (40 km). It broadens as it nears the ocean, passing
Fort Myers and
Cape Coral. It enters the
Gulf of Mexico 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Fort Myers in
San Carlos Bay protected by
Sanibel Island.
The 5 mi (8 km)
Caloosahatchee Canal connecting Lake Hicpochee to
Lake Okeechobee allows continuous
navigation from the Caloosahatchee to the
Okeechobee Waterway system. Since the late
19th century,
dredging and
channelization of the river, as well as the artificial connection to Lake Okeechobee and its use as a
water supply for
urban and
agricultural uses, have substantially altered the
hydrology of the river. As a result, both the magnitude and timing of water delivery to the estuary has been substantially altered. Recent programs by the
state government have attempted to establish minimum flow levels in the river, in part to help restore the water supply to the Everglades. A federal
wildlife refuge for
manatees has been established at the mouth of the river on San Carlos Bay near Fort Myers.
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