Charlotte River (Florida)
The Charlotte River is a former name for what was thought to be a continuous river draining Lake Okeechobee into Charlotte Harbor. Although an 1842 map indicates that the Charlotte was the same as the Caloosahatchee River, other sources distinguish the two from each other. Most maps that include the river show it following what is now known as Shell Creek east from the Peace River and splitting into multiple branches, with the south branch receiving water from Lake Macaco, a north or northeast branch, and a central branch labeled as Lost Creek. The most prominent actual waterway near the east half of the supposed Charlotte River is Fisheating Creek
The border between St. Johns and Monroe Counties was defined to follow the Charlotte River in 1823, and remained there until it was moved south to the township line in 1859. Most maps postdating the discovery that the Charlotte River did not exist placed the line along the Caloosahatchee River.
