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[edit] Shark River

Where is the Shark River? I can't find it on my Delorme atlas.

It is one of the flow channels of the Everglades. There is a Natl. Park interp. center there, so it is well known - Marshman 04:00, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
DeLorme Page 117, C3, and Page 120, B1 - Aerobird 14:54, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Florida Trail

This section was cleaned up after some discussion on this talk page.

[edit] Third-largest lake?

It seems that the Great Salt Lake is larger than Lake Okeechobee. [1] Should this article be changed to "fourth-largest lake", or "third-largest freshwater lake"? —Bkell 17:32, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

I'd say you are right - Marshman 04:10, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

I think the area of the lake is incorrect by a decimal place. The article currently says that its area is over 4,000 square miles, that can not be right. It must be around 400 and 500 square miles. Can someone fix this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.94.204.9 (talk) 10:44, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Death Count

Thanks for making the changes in numbers of persons killed so clear. The previous revision made simply by changing a number was not acceptable only because there was no way to verify it was not just a vandalization of the article's original text. Of course, citing sources should have been in there from the beginning, but your rewriteg now brings the text up to a high standard and allows the reader some opportunity to verify elsewhere if desired - Marshman 19:06, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

welcome Thepcnerd 05:09, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pronounciation

The pronounciation of the lake's name should be provided. 69.137.220.238 01:17, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

"oh key chobe e" - now if someone would convert that to a proper pronunciation. Thepcnerd 02:25, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

"oh ka cho bee" is another possible pronunciation.

[edit] Was this the lake mentioned in The X-Files TV show?

I am wondering if this is the lake mentioned in the FOX TV show The X-Files. --Emana 01:07, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wildlife

What lives in the lake? Fish? Reptiles? How polluted is the lake?

[edit] Copyvio

Removed the history section as a probable copyvio. [2] -anon

Hey ass, how about you bring it up on the talk page before removing large chunks of content? I put that content there and the material is public domain. Eli lilly 17:32, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
I thought copyvios were supposed to be removed first, and discussed later. In any case, why do you think the material is public domain? -anon
Where did you get the "remove first, discuss later" idea? The wikipedia copyrights page clearly indicates the steps that should be taken and none of them are along the lines of the action you took. I contacted the SFWMD prior to posting the content to ensure that it is in the public domain and the material was listed with the necessary citation and link as recommended in the wikipedia copyright guidelines. However, I am not going to get into an edit war, so I will not add the content back again. Eli lilly 23:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] fish?

Are there fish?

[edit] notes

A lot of birds live around the lake. I've seen Anhinga along it so they must find fish to eat.

The statement "Three recent hurricanes, Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Jeanne and Hurricane Wilma, had no major adverse effects on communities surrounding Lake Okeechobee." is false, they had a major adverse effect on the communities, Pahokee, South Bay, etc. had extensive structural damage, loss of power, infrastructure, etc.... What it should read is that the lake did not overflow the dike during these storms.

There is some discussion on whether to classify Lake Michigan and Lake Huron as one lake Lake Michigan-Huron, as they are the same lake hydrologically (same level, connection is via 5-mile wide straight, etc). If this is done, the advantage for Lake Okeechobee is that the new larger "Michigan-Huron" will not be entirely inside the United States, making Lake Okeechobee the largest freshwater lake entirely inside the united states. Hydrologically speaking. (of course if you go by Volume, its shallowness would probably place it way behind many other lakes)...

[edit] drought

Its because we're converting to Africa's weather pattern.[3] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.41.155.8 (talk) 12:55, 13 March 2008 (UTC)