lake okeechobee

     

Centuries of overflow from this lake helped create the Everglades

Trivia about lake okeechobee

  • This largest Florida lake covers about 700 square miles, but its greatest depth is only about 15 feet
  • Fed by the Kissimmee River, it's the largest freshwater lake in the southern United States
  • We hate to kiss & tell but the Kissimmee River flows through several lakes before emptying into this one
  • Southern Florida:663 square miles
  • It's the 700-square-mile lake highlighted here
  • Lake Okeechobee,Lake Champlain,Lake Mead
  • It's Florida's largest lake
  • The largest KOA site is near this ginormous freshwater lake in Florida