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Place Name
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Kissimmee River
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Pronunciation
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kuh-SIM-ee
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Place Status (Type)
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river
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Location
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Osceola County, Florida (FL), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Kissimmee River
(kuh-SIM-ee),
c.140 mi/225 km long, central Fla., rises in
Tohopekaliga L. in Osceola co., flows SSE to N end of L. Okeechobee
7 mi/11.3 km SW of Okeechobee. In upper
course, connects chain of lakes (Tohopekaliga, Hatchineha, Kissimmee).
River basin has large cattle range (Kissimmee Prairies), some
citrus-fruit growing, and large wilderness tracts. River was
channelized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1970s and is now
being restored.
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