Caloosahatchee Watershed | Watershed Details

The Caloosahatchee Watershed is located within CHNEP and spans 799.8 square miles. The watershed contains 109 named lakes/ponds, 105 named rivers/streams/canals and 7 named bays/bayous, including Matlacha Pass and San Carlos Bay. The Caloosahatchee Watershed encompasses 2 major drainage basins, including the Caloosahatchee River Basin and the Pine Island Sound Basin. Pine Island Sound receives tidal flushing from nearby Boca Grande, Captiva, and Redfish Pass, and contains the Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve. Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve (divided from Pine Island Sound by Pine Island itself) and San Carlos Bay are influenced by inputs from the Caloosahatchee River and Punta Rasa Pass to the south.

Caloosahatchee Watershed contains these basins:

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CHNEP's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) identified four action plans: water quality improvement; hydrological restoration; fish, wildlife, and habitat improvement; and public engagement. Click on the interactive maps below to view data associated with these goals and actions.

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