Lake Okeechobee

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area 1,730 square kilometers
669 square miles
gptkbp:basinCountry gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkb:Everglades
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation 12 feet
3.7 meters
gptkbp:hasIsland gptkb:Kreamer_Island
gptkb:Ritta_Island
gptkb:Torry_Island
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lake Okeechobee
gptkbp:inflow gptkb:Taylor_Creek
gptkb:Fisheating_Creek
gptkb:Kissimmee_River
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Hendry_County
gptkb:Palm_Beach_County
gptkb:Glades_County
gptkb:Okeechobee_County
gptkb:Martin_County
gptkbp:location gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:South_Florida_Water_Management_District
gptkbp:maximumDepth 13 feet
4 meters
9 feet
2.7 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter Hitchiti word meaning 'big water'
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Florida's_Inland_Sea
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Hurricane_Irma
gptkb:1928_Okeechobee_hurricane
gptkb:Hurricane_Wilma
gptkbp:numberOfIssues algal blooms
flooding
nutrient pollution
gptkbp:outflow gptkb:Caloosahatchee_River
gptkb:Miami_Canal
gptkb:North_New_River_Canal
gptkb:St._Lucie_Canal
gptkb:West_Palm_Beach_Canal
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Greater_Everglades_ecosystem
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Herbert_Hoover_Dike
gptkbp:rank second-largest freshwater lake entirely within the contiguous United States
largest lake in Florida
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
gptkb:water_supply
fishing
recreation
gptkbp:visitedBy migratory birds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4