Lake Okeechobee

Lake Okeechobee is the largest lake in the U.S. state of Florida. Lake Okeechobee covers about 730 square miles (about half the size of Rhode Island).[1] The lake is shared by Glades, Okeechobee, Martin, Palm Beach, and Hendry counties.[2] Some cities on the shore of Lake Okeechobee include: Belle Glade, Clewiston, Okeechobee, and Pahokee.

Pictures of Lake Okeechobee
  • Lake Okeechobee see from Pahokee.
    Lake Okeechobee see from Pahokee.
  • Lake Okeechobee seen from space in 1988.
    Lake Okeechobee seen from space in 1988.

References
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  1. "Lake Okeechobee". Archived from the original on 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  2. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/stco_outline/cen2k_pgsz/stco_FL.pdf


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