Caloosahatchee Canal
Caloosahatchee may refer to: *Caloosahatchee River, a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States *Caloosahatchee culture, an archaeological culture on the Gulf coast of Southwest Florida that lasted from about 500 to 1750 CE *Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System *USS Caloosahatchee (AO-98) USS ''Caloosahatchee'' (AO-98) was a fleet oiler constructed for the U.S. Navy for use in World War II but Ship commissioning, commissioned too late for service in that conflict. However, she had a lengthy career during the Cold War that foll ...

Caloosahatchee River
The Caloosahatchee River is a river on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 18, 2011 It drains rural areas on the northern edge of the Everglades, east of Fort Myers. An important link in the Okeechobee Waterway, a manmade inland waterway system of southern Florida, the river forms a tidal estuary along most of its course and has become the subject of efforts to restore and preserve the Everglades. Description The river issues from Lake Hicpochee, in southeastern Glades County, approximately west of Clewiston. It flows west-southwest past LaBelle, where it becomes tidal, forming an estuary along its lower . It broadens as it nears the gulf, passing Fort Myers and Cape Coral. It enters the Gulf of Mexico southwest of Fort Myers in San Carlos Bay, protected by Sanibel Island. The C-43 Caloosahatchee Canal connecting La ...
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Caloosahatchee Culture
The Caloosahatchee culture is an archaeological culture on the Gulf coast of Southwest Florida that lasted from about 500 to 1750 AD. Its territory consisted of the coast from Estero Bay to Charlotte Harbor and inland about halfway to Lake Okeechobee, approximately covering what are now Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties. At the time of first European contact, the Caloosahatchee culture region formed the core of the Calusa domain. Some Archaic artifacts have been found in the Caloosahatchee culture region, including one site classified as early Archaic. There is evidence that Charlotte Harbor aquatic resources were being intensively exploited before 3500 BC. Undecorated pottery belonging to the early Glades culture appeared in the region around 500 BC. Pottery distinct from the Glades tradition developed in the Caloosahatchee region around 500 AD, and a complex society with high population densities developed by 800 AD. Later periods in the Caloosahatchee cult ...
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Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
The Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the Caloosahatchee River, beneath the I-75 Caloosahatchee Bridge, within the city of North Fort Myers North Fort Myers is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 42,719 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geo .... The refuge was established on January 1, 1921. It is administered as part of the J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex. External links National Wildlife Refuge Protected areas of Lee County, Florida National Wildlife Refuges in Florida Protected areas established in 1921 {{LeeCountyFL-geo-stub ...
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