What is Lake Okeechobee?
'''Lake Okeechobee''' is the largest lake in the [[U.S.]] state of [[Florida]]. Lake Okeechobee covers about 730 square miles (about half the size of [[Rhode Island]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pageid=2814,19613293,2814_19613370&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title=Lake Okeechobee |access-date=2009-08-15 |archive-date=2009-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816171149/http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pageid=2814,19613293,2814_19613370&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |url-status=dead }}</ref> The lake is shared by [[Glades County, Florida|Glades]], [[Okeecobee County, Florida|Okeechobee]], [[Martin County, Florida|Martin]], [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach]], and [[Hendry County, Florida|Hendry]] counties.<ref>http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/stco_outline/cen2k_pgsz/stco_FL.pdf</ref> Some cities on the shore of Lake Okeechobee include: [[Belle Glade, Florida|Belle Glade]], [[Clewiston, Florida|Clewiston]], [[Okeechobee, Florida|Okeechobee]], [[Pahokee, Florida|Pahokee]], Moore Haven and Buckhead ridge. ==Pictures of Lake Okeechobee== <gallery> Image:Lake_Okeechobee.JPG|Lake Okeechobee see from [[Pahokee, Florida|Pahokee]]. Image:Okeechobee lake from space.jpg|Lake Okeechobee seen from space in [[1988]]. </gallery> ==References== {{commons cat}} {{reflist}} {{US-geo-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Okeechobee, Lake}} [[Category:Geography of Florida]] [[Category:Lakes of the United States]] [[Category:Palm Beach County, Florida]]