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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 ...
Lake Eustis. Lake Eustis is located in Central Florida, west of the city of Eustis. It covers approximately 7,000 acres (28 km 2). It is spring fed and is a member of the Harris Chain of Lakes, and is connected to Lake Harris by means of the Dead River. It is also connected to the St. Johns River via Haines Creek to Lake Griffin, and the ...
The park is unique in connecting to Lake Griffin, the Ocklawaha River and thence to the Harris Chain of Lakes, and is made up of 577.63 acres (2.33758 km 2) of swampland and hardwood upland. Activities include boating and canoeing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing.
The 74-mile-long (119 km) [1] Ocklawaha River flows north from central Florida until it joins the St. Johns River near Palatka. Its name is derived from ak-lowahe, Creek for "muddy". [2] The historical and original source of the Ocklawaha River is Lake Griffin, part of the Harris chain of lakes in Lake County, Florida.
Clermont chain of lakes. Coordinates: 28°32′32″N 81°47′00″W. (Redirected from Clermont Chain of lakes) 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 ...
38 mi (61 km) Surface elevation. 52 ft (16 m) [1] 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Lake Weir is a fresh-water lake located in southern Marion County, Florida. [2] Due to its large size and proximity, it is sometimes included with the Harris chain of lakes to the southeast, but is not directly hydrologically connected to them.
Chain of Lakes (Winter Haven) The Chain of Lakes is a famous series of lakes in Central Florida. There are two chains of lakes, the northern chain and the southern chain. The northern chain extends across three cities: Winter Haven, Lake Alfred, and Lake Hamilton. It has ten lakes, connected by a series of canals. [1]
Lake Beauclair. Lake Beauclair is a 1,134-acre (459 ha) lake in the central part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is part of the Lake Harris Chain of Lakes (along with Lake Dora and Lake Carlton) within the Ocklawaha River watershed. [1] In 2012 a dredging project was conducted to improve water quality.