Caloosahatchee Estuary

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The Caloosahatchee Estuary is a vital southwest Florida coastal ecosystem where the Caloosahatchee River meets the Gulf of Mexico, supporting diverse wildlife and fisheries but heavily impacted by altered freshwater flows and pollution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal ecosystem ⓘ
estuary ⓘ
affectedBy Lake Okeechobee discharges ⓘ
water management practices ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecoregion Gulf of Mexico coastal waters ⓘ
flowsInto Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
hasEcosystemType brackish water estuary ⓘ
hasHabitatType mangrove forests ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
tidal flats ⓘ
hasIssue eutrophication ⓘ
fish kills ⓘ
seagrass loss ⓘ
hasManagementGoal improve water quality ⓘ
restore seagrass habitat ⓘ
hasWaterQualityConcern elevated chlorophyll-a ⓘ
high nutrient loads ⓘ
low dissolved oxygen ⓘ
turbidity ⓘ
importantFor bird habitat ⓘ
fish nursery habitat ⓘ
manatee habitat ⓘ
locatedIn Southwest Florida ⓘ
monitoredBy Florida Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ
South Florida Water Management District ⓘ
near Cape Coral, Florida ⓘ
linked to: Cape Coral

Fort Myers, Florida ⓘ
partOf Caloosahatchee River system ⓘ
Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ
receivesWaterFrom Caloosahatchee River ⓘ
state Florida ⓘ
subjectOf ecosystem restoration planning ⓘ
restoration projects ⓘ
water quality studies ⓘ
supports commercial fisheries ⓘ
diverse wildlife ⓘ
recreational fisheries ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural runoff ⓘ
altered freshwater flows ⓘ
harmful algal blooms ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ
salinity fluctuations ⓘ
urban stormwater runoff ⓘ
usedFor recreational boating ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Interstate 75 in Florida → crosses → Caloosahatchee River ⓘ
linked to: Caloosahatchee Estuary
Caloosahatchee River → hasSection → Caloosahatchee Estuary ⓘ
Lake Okeechobee basin → hydrologicallyConnectedTo → Caloosahatchee River estuary ⓘ
linked to: Caloosahatchee Estuary