Loxahatchee River

Loxahatchee River

Infobox River
river_name = Loxahatchee River


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mouth =
basin_countries = United States
length = 12.2 km (7.6 mi)
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The Loxahatchee River (Seminole for "river of turtles"cite web|url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/news/2005/08/0802_02.htm|title=Loxahatchee River Restoration Plan Moves Forward|work=|publisher=Florida Department of Environmental Protection] is a 7.6 mile rivercite web|url=http://www.rivers.gov/wsr-loxahatchee.html|title=Loxahatchee River, Florida|work=|publisher=National Wild and Scenic Rivers System] on the southeast coast of Florida. It is a National Wild and Scenic River, one of only two in the state, and received its federal designation on May 17, 1985. The river partly runs through the Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

ee also

* List of Florida rivers

References

External links

* [http://www.loxahatcheeriver.org Loxahatchee River District]
* [http://dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/south/trails/loxahatchee.htm Loxahatchee River Canoe Trail]
* [http://dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/loxahatchee/info.htm Loxahatchee River - Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve]
* [http://my.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pageid=1874,4164948,1874_4166920&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL NW Fork of the Loxahatchee River & Tributaries]
* [http://www.visitflorida.com/cms/d/boating_on_the_loxahatchee_river.php Boating on the Loxahatchee River]


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