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Florida Lakewatch, established in 1986, is a volunteer water-monitoring program coordinated through the University of Florida. This project is headquartered at Gainesville, Florida, within the campus of the University of Florida. Through its history, Florida Lakewatch has obtained funding from a number of sources, but it is currently mostly ...
A neck separates Lake Hiawatha from Lake Minneola the third largest lake in the chain and the deepest at around 18 feet (5.5 m) in depth with parts close to downtown Clermont approaching near 30 feet (9.1 m) in depth. [13] Minneola is also the most developed lake with downtown Clermont and Minneola along its south and eastern shores. The ...
Lake Glenada is a natural lake in Highlands County, Florida, south of the city of Avon Park, Florida. It has an irregular shape and has a surface area of 197 acres (0.80 km 2). It is roughly 0.75 miles (1.21 km) long and about a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide. Its deepest part is about 35 feet (11 m).
Alligator Lake is a freshwater lake in Osceola County, Florida. In addition to alligators, it is home to largemouth bass, bluegill, bowfin, gar and redear sunfish. [3] The lake is also known as the "Headwaters of the Everglades", [4] despite its original name John Cordall Lake. [5]
Lake Santa Fe is a 5,850-acre (2,370 ha) lake that is fed by seepage from the Floridan Aquifer in northeastern Alachua County, Florida.The lake is located entirely in Alachua County, but is bounded on the east and South side by Bradford County, Clay County, and Putnam County.
Lake Denton is a 66-acre (270,000 m 2) lake in Highlands County in the U.S. state of Florida. It is between the cities of Avon Park and Sebring. Its maximum depth is 51 feet (16 m). Divers use the lake for recreation and training. Lake Denton Camp, run by Lake Denton Management Inc. is located on its shore.
Rodman Reservoir, or Lake Ocklawaha, is an artificial reservoir located on the Ocklawaha River in Putnam County and Marion County in north-central Florida.The reservoir, located about 15 miles southwest of Palatka, is approximately 15 miles (24 km) in length, covers 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) and is located between State Road 19 on the east and State Road 315 on the west. [1]
The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience or Whitney Marine Lab at the University of Florida is a research and teaching facility, that conducts research pertaining to Marine Bioscience. [ 1 ] The Marine lab can be traced back to the benefactor Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney , who donated numerous acres to the University of Florida so that a ...