Location Lake Okeechobee Florida

The kissimmee river located directly north of lake okeechobee is the lake s primary source.

Location lake okeechobee florida. We visited lake okeechobee while in okeechobee fl the lake is 40 miles long and 30 miles wide. It is also the 7th largest lakes in the us. Maphill is more than just a map gallery. Get free map for your website.

Lake okeechobee is located in the south central portion of florida. From street and road map to high resolution satellite imagery of lake okeechobee. Lake okeechobee known also as inland sea of florida is the largest natural lake in florida with the area close to 730 square miles close to the area of rhode island state. Some of the tributaries are taylor creek fisheating creek and the kissimmee river.

Lake okeechobee lake in southeastern florida u s and the third largest freshwater lake wholly within the country after lake michigan and iliamna lake alaska. Okeechobee covers 730 square miles 1 900 km 2 approximately half the size of the state of rhode island and is exceptionally shallow for a lake of its size with an average depth of only 9 feet 2 7 metres. A lot of plant life in the water around the shores that extended pretty far out into the lake where we were at by the pier. The pier is a nice viewing point to see the lake and a few gators.

This page shows the location of lake okeechobee florida usa on a detailed satellite map. The latitudes and longitudes are latitudes 27o 12 n to 26o 40 n and longitudes 81o 07 w to 80o 37 w.