Everything is NOT Okeedokee in Okeechobee! Thinking Map Flow Chart Causes Effects Polluted water from Lake Okeechobee is being released into the Indian River Lagoon and the St. Lucie Estuary (C) Copyright 2014 - all rights reserved www.cpalms.org Everything is NOT Okeedokee in Okeechobee! Thinking Map Flow Chart ANSWER KEY Causes Effects Agricultural Runoff Imbalance of salinity and nutrients cause ecosystem to change Urbanization of area to the North of Lake Increased rainfall causing the lake to overflow Polluted water from Lake Okeechobee is being released into the Indian River Lagoon and the St. Lucie Estuary Polluted water can cause harm to all living things, including people People do not use the river for fishing and boating. Tourism declines (C) Copyright 2014 - all rights reserved www.cpalms.org