It is an Environment within which many Species,
both Plant (flora) and Animal,
(fauna)
maintain
a way of daily life, unconsciously
interdependent upon one another and
the area that they inhabit together.
Due to severe drought conditions this year:
Lake
Okeechobee Water Levels
Daily Weather for the Okeechobee Area
Lake Okeechobee
Photo credit: US Army Corps of Engineers
The word Okeechobee is from Hitchiti for Big Water.
The Lake Okeechobee Ecosystem has been home
to many Native peoples over time, most recently,
the Miccosukees and the Seminoles.
So, how big is this Big Water?
It is about 700 square miles and ranges from 8 to 12 feet
deep,
when there is no serious drought as there has been
for the past two years, when it dropped to record
low levels and drastic measures had to be
taken to avoid a compete disaster.
Lake Okeechobee
Photo credit: US Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Okeechobee is one of only two US
inland lakes that are visible from space,
the other is the great Salt Lake in Utah.
Places to learn more:
Defenders of Wildlife
Endangered Ecosystems
Florida Department of State
Map of Okeechobee Area
Florida Native Plant Society
Ecosystems of Florida
National Wildlife Federation
Endangered Species - Snail Kite
Florida
Everglades Ecosystems Virtual Tour
NPR
Vanishing Water
Preservation 2000
Conserving
Florida's Natural Land and Water
USGS - SOFIA
Habitat and Species Recovery
Land Management
SOFIA: USGS Kids page for Florida's Ecosystems
South Florida Recovery
Virtual Tour of Everglades
U.S.G.S. Biological Resources
Endangered
Ecosystems
Scientific Data about our Nation's
Biological Resources
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