river, contiguous United States of America
Caloosahatchee River
A river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately 121 km long. It drains rural area on the northern edge of the Everglades northwest of Miami. The river issues from Lake Hicpochee, in southeastern Glades County, approximately 16 km WNW of Clewiston. It flows WSW past La Belle, where it becomes tidal, forming an estuary along its lower 40 km. It broadens as it nears the gulf, passing Fort Myers and Cape Coral. It enters the Gulf of Mexico 16 km southwest of Fort Myers in San Carlos Bay protected by Sanibel Island.
GAZ
GAZ:00151752
river, contiguous United States of America
Lee County
Caloosahatchee River
A river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately 121 km long. It drains rural area on the northern edge of the Everglades northwest of Miami. The river issues from Lake Hicpochee, in southeastern Glades County, approximately 16 km WNW of Clewiston. It flows WSW past La Belle, where it becomes tidal, forming an estuary along its lower 40 km. It broadens as it nears the gulf, passing Fort Myers and Cape Coral. It enters the Gulf of Mexico 16 km southwest of Fort Myers in San Carlos Bay protected by Sanibel Island.
GAZ
GAZ:00151752
Lake Hicpochee
City of Cape Coral
Gadsden County
Glades County
Hendry County