Myakka River
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
Counties | Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte |
District | Southwest Florida Water Management District |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Gulf of Mexico |
• location | Charlotte Harbor |
• coordinates | 26°54′52″N 82°09′51″W / 26.9145°N 82.1643°WCoordinates: 26°54′52″N 82°09′51″W / 26.9145°N 82.1643°W |
Length | 72 miles (116 km) |
Basin size | 314.7 square miles (815 km2)[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Myakka River Watershed |
Landmarks | Myakka River State Park, T. Mabry Carlton Reserve, Snook Haven, Deer Prairie Creek Preserve, Jelks Preserve, Myakka State Forest, Myakka Park |
Population | 72,317[2] |
Waterbodies | Lake Myakka |
The Myakka River is a river in southwestern Florida. It arises near the Hardee-Manatee county line and flows southwest and then southeast through Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties to Charlotte Harbor, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. The river is 72 miles (116 km) long and has a drainage basin of 314.7 square miles (815 km2). The last 20 miles (32 km) of the river is tidal and brackish.
The Myakka River remains relatively undeveloped. A 12-mile (19 km) stretch of the river is preserved in Myakka River State Park. A 34-mile (55 km) portion of the river in Sarasota County (including all of the park) was designated as a state Wild and Scenic River in 1985 by the Florida Legislature.
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Myakka River: Overview & Current Conditions". Sarasota County Water Atlas. University of South Florida Water Institute. Sarasota County. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Myakka River Watershed: Geography and Land Use". Sarasota County Water Atlas. University of South Florida Water Institute. Sarasota County. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- Dorsey, Tim and Barry, Rick. 1990. Myakka River. in Marth, Del and Marty Marth, eds. The Rivers of Florida. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 0-910923-70-1.
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Categories:
- Rivers of Charlotte County, Florida
- Rivers of Manatee County, Florida
- Rivers of Florida
- Rivers of Sarasota County, Florida
- Outstanding Florida Waters
- Sarasota County, Florida geography stubs
- Southwest Florida geography stubs
- Florida river stubs