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  2. Florida swamps - Wikipedia

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    Florida swamps include a variety of wetland habitats. Because of its high water table, substantial rainfall, and often flat geography, the U.S. state of Florida has a proliferation of swamp areas, some of them unique to the state. [1] [citation needed] Swamp types in Florida include: Cypress dome - most common swamp habitat in Florida [2 ...

  3. Category:Swamps of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Swamps of Florida" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  4. Everglades - Wikipedia

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    Cypress swamps can be found throughout the Everglades, but the largest covers most of Collier County. The Big Cypress Swamp is located to the west of the sawgrass prairies and sloughs, and it is commonly called "The Big Cypress". [67]

  5. Draining and development of the Everglades - Wikipedia

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    Opinion about the value of Florida to the Union was mixed: some thought it a useless land of swamps and horrible animals, while others thought it a gift from God for national prosperity. [4] In 1838 comments in The Army and Navy Chronicle supported future development of southern Florida:

  6. No-name storm swamps South Florida with flooding, high winds ...

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    No-name storm swamps South Florida. Named or not, Wednesday night’s storm clearly was a whopper for some parts of South Florida. Broward County closed its schools for the day, and the Henry E ...

  7. Geography and ecology of the Everglades - Wikipedia

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    Although The Big Cypress is the largest growth of cypress swamps in South Florida, such swamps—as well as portions of sawgrass marshes—can be found near the Atlantic Coastal Ridge and between Lake Okeechobee and the Eastern flatwoods. Hardwood hammocks and pineland are often interspersed with the cypress ecosystem.

  8. Rain deluge swamps Fort Lauderdale — and much of South ...

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    After torrential downpours and flooding slammed South Florida last week, Fort Lauderdale surpassed more than 108 inches of rain in 2023, according Sammy Hadi, a meteorological the National Weather ...

  9. Cypress dome - Wikipedia

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    Cypress domes are the most common swamp habitat in Florida. [6] Most abundant in Central Florida, they also occur in other areas of Florida north of the Florida Keys. [7] South Florida cypress domes are found in southern Florida, in particular in and around the Everglades and the Big Cypress National Preserve. They are distinguished from ...