Okeechobee

American  

[oh-ki-choh-bee] / ˌoʊ kɪˈtʃoʊ bi /

noun

1. Lake Okeechobee. a lake in S Florida, in the N part of the Everglades. 35 miles (56 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.

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Okeechobee British  

/ ˌəʊkɪˈtʃəʊbɪ /

noun

1. a lake in S Florida, in the Everglades: second largest freshwater lake wholly within the US Area: 1813 sq km (700 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Cyanobacterial-laden waters have often been released down the St. Lucie River from Lake Okeechobee into the Indian River Lagoon.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2025

For much of the summer, Lake Okeechobee suffocates under toxic, blue-green algae blooms fed by fertilizer runoff from farms.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2023

In addition to protecting many animal species, the new EPA policy would extend to many endangered plant species like the Leedy's roseroot, the Mead's milkweed, the Okeechobee gourd and the Palmate-bracted bird's beak.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2023

Levin, 74, went missing Jan. 30 after dropping off a customer in Okeechobee, a small city north of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

The highway wasn’t the problem—it was what was just across Okeechobee Road that scared Natalie.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz