KISSIMMEE RIVER STRUCTURE: LOST AND RESTORED
FIGURE 6.38 Flood control on the Kissimmee River involved replacing the complex channel structure of the river with a straight canal, which severed the former connection between the river and its floodplain. Restoration of the Kissimmee River included filling sections of the channelized river and rerouting river flow through the original channels, which once again overflow onto the surrounding floodplain and wetlands during heavy rains.
(Photo by Brent Anderson, South Florida Water Management District) (Photo by Brent Anderson, South Florida Water Management District)