Kissimmee River
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kissimmee-river-279-1586798
title:
Kissimmee River
text:
The Kissimmee River is a river in south-central Florida, United States that forms the north part of the Everglades wetlands area. The river begins at East Lake Tohopekaliga south of Orlando, flowing south through Lake Kissimmee into the large, shallow Lake Okeechobee. Hurricane-related floods in 1947 prompted channelization of the meandering lower stretch, completed by 1970. The straightened course reduced wetland habitat and worsened pollution. In response, efforts since the 1990s have partiall
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description:
River in Florida, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissimmee_River
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date modified:
2023-06-24T14:56:13Z
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