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The water from Lake Okeechobee comes from rainfall, canals, runoff and major tributaries. the water from Lake Okeechobee exits through engineered outflows.
Okeechobee can refer to several places in Florida in the United Staates: Lake Okeechobee Okeechobee, Florida Okeechobee county, Florida Okeechobee (Metrorail station) Okeechobee (Amtrak station)
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Water levels in the rivers are not always regular or sufficient
Deserts receive water from rain, snow, rivers, wells, springs.
When it is used to water crops and replace the levels of fresh water in lakes, rivers, and streams.
Water would move from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Okeechobee by ocean water flowing up a river that joins with the lake
river receives most of its water from the ocean and other large water places.
Lake Okeechobee holds one trillion gallons of water. It is the largest lake in Florida and is the second largest body of fresh water in the contiguous United States.
One of the three Florda's main fresch-water sources.
This water has a lot of rocks from the glacier suspended in the water causing it to be milky instead of clear.
Probably flooding. Storms saturate the land, and the water runs off into streams & rivers. Increased water levels in rivers may cause them to burst their banks - flooding the area along their course.