Shark River (Florida)

The Shark River is a major distributary of Harney River in the southwestern portion of Everglades National Park. It is located in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The river is entirely sea level. The mouth of the river is at Ponce de Leon Bay, part of the Gulf of Mexico. The river is only 9.5 miles (15.3 km) long.[1]

Aerial view of Shark River and Ponce de Leon Bay

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 18, 2011

Category of Florida


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