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Lake Harris is a lake in Lake County, Florida, United States, 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Orlando. It is part of the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin, a sub-watershed of the St. Johns River. It is one of seven lakes in the Harris Chain of Lakes or "Ocklawaha Chain of Lakes". Lake Harris is the largest lake entirely in Lake County at 13,788 acres ...
18 m (59 ft) Mouth. • location. Lake Harris. The Dead River, found in Lake County, Florida, USA, serves as the division between the cities of Tavares and Leesburg. The Dead River connects Lake Eustis and Lake Harris. The only roadway to cross the river is U.S. Highway 441 / SR 44 near the river's northern mouth toward Lake Eustis.
The Clermont chain of lakes is a chain of lakes centered on Clermont, Florida. The chain is orientated from southeast to northwest and fed primarily by streams and groundwater flow. They make up the middle part of the Palatlakaha River watershed which forms the headwaters of the Ocklawaha River. The lakes are notable for their red to tea ...
Lake Howard is a prominent lake in Winter Haven's Chain of Lakes. Lake Howard is on the southern chain of lakes. It is connected to Lake Cannon, to the north-west, and Lake May, to the south-east. [3] Lake Howard has a surface area of 624 acres. [4] It has a mean depth of 10.9 feet (3.3 m), and maximum depth of 18.7 feet (5.7 m).
The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway is a protected green belt corridor, more than one and a half miles (2.4 km) wide in places, that was the former route of the proposed Cross Florida Barge Canal. [1][2] It is named for the leader of opposition to the Cross Florida Barge Canal, Marjorie Harris Carr, and was originally a U.S. Army ...
Lake Echo (Polk County, Florida) Lake Echo as seen from the boating dock on South Winona Avenue, March 2022. / 28.0825; -81.7340. Lake Echo, which is almost round, has a surface area of 68.92-acre (278,900 m 2 ). Lake Echo is inside the city of Lake Alfred, Florida. The north and east shores and part of the south shore are bordered by residences.
Lake Istokpoga. Lake Istokpoga is a 26,762.9-acre (108.306 km 2) freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida. [1] It is fed by two creeks, Arbuckle Creek and Josephine Creek. The oblong -shaped lake is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) wide by 10 miles (16 km) long. It is considered the fifth largest lake in the state of Florida. [2]
Area. 500 acres (2 km 2) Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Lake Griffin State Park is a Florida State Park located two miles (3 km) north of Leesburg, in Fruitland Park and 30 miles (48 km) south of Ocala on U.S. Highway 441. It is home to one of the state's largest live oak trees.