The Florida record for weight is a 1,043-pound (13 feet 10-1/2 inches long) male from Orange Lake in Alachua County. While not located in Southwest Florida, the Florida lake with the largest alligator ...
The Florida record ... alligator-infested lakes in the Sunshine State: Lake Okeechobee: 9,308 counted alligators with an estimated population of about 30,000. Lake Okeechobee is Florida's largest ...