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Caloosahatchee

American  
[kuh-loo-suh-hach-ee] / kəˌlu səˈhætʃ i /

noun

  1. a river in S Florida, flowing W to the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers. 75 miles (121 km) long.


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Her home, 600m from the Caloosahatchee River and at risk of storm surge, was in Evacuation Zone A - the category for the most at-risk areas.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2024

Their neighborhood on the Caloosahatchee River was built in 1915 and had never flooded until now, Parker said.

From Seattle Times Oct. 7, 2022

In downtown Fort Myers, the Caloosahatchee River spilled over, inundating several blocks inland.

From Washington Post Sep. 29, 2022

Although he personally feels safe, he said he was concerned for the thousands of people living in lower-lying areas along the Caloosahatchee River.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2022

Of the surroundings of the Seminole north of the Caloosahatchee there is but little to say in modification of what has already been said.

From The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 by MacCauley, Clay

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