The Everglades once reached up to 11,000 square miles of the southern portion of Florida. About a century ago, the Everglades had water flowing from the Kissimmee River straight into Lake Okeechobee. Once the water passed through the lake, it went through the Everglades marsh and eventually down into the Florida Bay. This was considered the "ultimate destination of the pure sheet flow." The Everglades was abundant and rich in both wildlife and plants. Considered a mosaic of different environments, the Everglades was one of the only places that both alligators and crocodiles could coexist because of the unique mixture of salt and freshwater.
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"Quick Facts of Everglades Foundation." Everglades Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.evergladesfoundation.org/the-everglades/facts/>.
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