Kissimmee River
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- For other places by the name Kissimmee, see article Kissimmee
Together with a chain of lakes, it forms the headwaters of the Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades ecosystem. The floodplane of the 100 mile long river supports a diverse community of waterfowl, wading birds, fish, and other wildlife.
In the 1950s the Kissimmee was dredged into a canal, C-38, offering better navigation and flood control. However time has proven that this was a bad idea, the improved water flow leading to major problems in the downstream environment. Efforts are currently underway to reverse the process and re-introduce the many oxbows in the river that slowed the water.
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