Kissimmee River

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The Kissimmee River is a major river in central Florida that flows from Lake Kissimmee to Lake Okeechobee and has been the focus of extensive restoration efforts to revive its natural floodplain ecosystem.

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Kissimmee River canonical 17

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWith Everglades restoration ⓘ
channelizationProject C-38 Canal ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainageBasin part of the larger Everglades watershed ⓘ
environmentalIssue degraded water quality prior to restoration ⓘ
loss of wetlands due to channelization ⓘ
flowsDirection generally southward ⓘ
flowsFrom Lake Kissimmee ⓘ
flowsTo Lake Okeechobee ⓘ
hasEcosystemType floodplain wetland ⓘ
oxbow lakes ⓘ
riverine marsh ⓘ
hasUse boating ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
historicalModification channelized in mid-20th century ⓘ
importance critical to South Florida water management ⓘ
major source of inflow to Lake Okeechobee ⓘ
length approximately 134 kilometers ⓘ
approximately 83 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Central Florida ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
managingAgency South Florida Water Management District ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
nearCity Kissimmee, Florida ⓘ
Okeechobee, Florida ⓘ
linked to: Okeechobee
partOf Kissimmee River Basin ⓘ
South Florida watershed ⓘ
region Glades County ⓘ
Highlands County ⓘ
Okeechobee County ⓘ
Osceola County ⓘ
Polk County ⓘ
restorationFocus improvement of water quality ⓘ
recovery of fish and wildlife habitat ⓘ
reestablishment of natural meanders ⓘ
restoration of natural floodplain ⓘ
restorationStatus large portions restored to more natural condition ⓘ
riverSystem Kissimmee–Okeechobee–Everglades system ⓘ
supportsSpecies largemouth bass ⓘ
snail kite ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
tributaryOf Lake Okeechobee ⓘ
USState Florida ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State Road 70 (Florida) → crosses → Kissimmee River ⓘ
subject linked to: State Road 70
Kissimmee River basin → river → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Kissimmee River basin → contains → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Tohopekaliga → outflows → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Tohopekaliga → connectedTo → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Okeechobee basin → collectsWaterFrom → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Florida State Road 70 → crosses → Kissimmee River ⓘ
South Florida hydrologic system → includes → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Shingle Creek → tributaryOf → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Okeechobee → inflow → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Kissimmee → hasOutflow → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Toho → hasOutflow → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Toho → drainsInto → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Hatchineha → feeds → Kissimmee River ⓘ
Lake Hatchineha → hasOutflow → Kissimmee River ⓘ