Physical measurements from the 10 largest male and female alligators officially measured in Florida during 1977-2005 in descending order of total length (TL).

TL* (ft' in") SVL (ft' in") HL (in") WT (lbs) Sex Date Location Programa
14' 5/8" 7' 4" 22 ½" 800 M 30 Sep 97 Lake Monroe N
14' 1/16" 23 5/8" 714 M 5 Jun 89 Apalachicola River N
13' 11 1/4" 7' 11/4" 22 3/8" 880 M 19 Sep 01 Polk County P
13' 10 ½" 7 2" 23" 1,043 M 17 Apr 89 Orange Lake N
13' 9 1/4" 6' 10½" 870 M 31 Mar 83 Lake Dora N
13' 8" 7' 5" 22" 700 M 25 Sep 84 Orange Lake H
13' 5 1/8" 6" 11" 21 5/8" 800 M 1 Jan 05 Manatee County N
13' 5" 7' 1" 650 M 13 Sep 84 Orange Lake H
13' 4" 7' 770 M 12 Sep 88 Lake Hancock H
12' 6"b 6' 10½" 920 M 16 May 79 Lake Jesup N
 
10' 2" 4' 115/8" F 9 Oct 81 Lake Smart N
10' 5' 2" 255 F 5 Sep 86 Lake George H
9' 11" 4' 11" 265 F 12 Sep 88 Lake George H
9' 101/8" 5' 1/4" 161/8" F 25 Jun 94 Lake Apopka R
9' 10" 5' 2" 245 F 9 Sep 88 Lake George H
9' 93/4" 4' 11" F 25 Jun 94 Lake Apopka R
9' 93/8" 5' 11/4" 161/8" F 26 Jun 94 Lake Apopka R
9' 9" 5' 1" 255 F 24 Sep 85 Orange Lake H
9' 7" 4' 11" 275 F 19 Sep 88 Lake George H
9' 6" 4' 10" 285 F 12 Sep 88 Lake George H

a N = nuisance alligator program, H = statewide hunt, R = research, P = private wetlands.
b This bobtailed alligator owes it's top 10 status to it's weight:  the second heaviest recorded.
* TL = total length; SVL = snout-vent length; HL = head length; WT = weight.

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