Lake Okeechobee basin

E312956

drainage basin hydrological region

The Lake Okeechobee basin is a large, low-lying drainage area in south-central Florida that collects water flowing into and out of Lake Okeechobee, playing a key role in the region’s hydrology and wetlands.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Lake Okeechobee region	5
Lake Okeechobee basin canonical	3
Lake Okeechobee Basin	1
Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail corridor (adjacent area)	1
Lake Okeechobee drainage basin	1
Lake Okeechobee region, Florida	1
Lake Okeechobee watershed	1
Okeechobee Basin	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drainage basin ⓘ hydrological region ⓘ
affectedBy	hurricane rainfall ⓘ seasonal rainfall patterns ⓘ tropical storms ⓘ
associatedWith	Everglades restoration efforts ⓘ nutrient runoff issues ⓘ water quality concerns ⓘ
characterizedBy	extensive wetlands ⓘ low-lying topography ⓘ
collectsWaterFrom	Fisheating Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Kissimmee River ⓘ Taylor Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ local rainfall ⓘ
contains	agricultural lands ⓘ canals and levees ⓘ wetland habitats ⓘ
drains	Lake Okeechobee ⓘ
hasCentralFeature	Lake Okeechobee ⓘ
hasOutflowTo	Caloosahatchee River ⓘ Everglades ⓘ St. Lucie River ⓘ surface form: St. Lucie Canal St. Lucie River ⓘ
hydrologicallyConnectedTo	Caloosahatchee Estuary ⓘ surface form: Caloosahatchee River estuary Everglades ⓘ surface form: Everglades basin Kissimmee River basin ⓘ St. Lucie Estuary ⓘ surface form: St. Lucie estuary
importantFor	fish and wildlife habitat ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ regional agriculture ⓘ
locatedIn	Florida ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States south-central Florida ⓘ
partOf	South Florida Water Management District ⓘ surface form: South Florida Water Management District region South Florida hydrologic system ⓘ
playsRoleIn	ecosystem support for Everglades ⓘ flood control ⓘ regional hydrology of south Florida ⓘ water supply management ⓘ wetland hydrology ⓘ
subjectTo	flood control projects ⓘ water management regulation ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Okeechobee Plain → associatedWith → Lake Okeechobee basin ⓘ

Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) → associatedWith → Lake Okeechobee basin ⓘ

subject surface form: Lake Mayaimi

Belle Glade culture → archaeologicalRegion → Lake Okeechobee basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee Basin

U.S. Route 27 → passesThrough → Lake Okeechobee basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee region, Florida

U.S. Route 27 → namedAfterInSection → Lake Okeechobee basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail corridor (adjacent area)

St. Lucie Estuary → drainageBasin → Lake Okeechobee basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee watershed

Hendry County → partOf → Lake Okeechobee basin ⓘ