Lake Okeechobee

Japanese: オキーチョビー[湖]（英語表記）Lake Okeechobee

A lake in southern Florida, USA. It has an area of about 1,800 km2, is 40 km wide and 55 km long, and is 4.6 m deep at its deepest point. It is the largest freshwater lake in the southern United States. The Kissimmee River flows into the lake from the north, and the lake water flows out into the Gulf of Mexico via the Caloosahatchee River. During the rainy season, water often overflows the surrounding areas, causing flooding. Many drainage channels have been constructed to prevent flooding and to reclaim the Everglades wetlands that extend to the south of the lake. However, as a result, the amount of water flowing from Lake Okeechobee into the Everglades has decreased, causing problems in the Everglades such as salinization and destruction of the ecosystem.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国フロリダ州南部の湖。面積約1800km2。幅40km，長さ55km。最深部は4.6m。合衆国南部では最大の淡水湖。キシミー川が北から注ぎ，湖水はカルーサハチー川を経てメキシコ湾に流出するが，雨季には周辺部に水があふれ，洪水を引き起こすことが多い。洪水防止と湖の南側に広がるエバーグレーズ湿地の干拓のために多くの排水路が建設された。しかし，この結果，オキーチョビー湖からエバーグレーズに流出する水の量が減り，エバーグレーズには塩水化や生態系の破壊という問題が生じてきた。

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