Lochloosa Lake
Lake in Florida, United States of America
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Location | Alachua County, Florida |
Coordinates | 29°31′00.296″N 82°07′14.19″W / 29.51674889°N 82.1206083°W / 29.51674889; -82.1206083 |
Type | lake |
Primary outflows | Cross Creek |
Surface area | 6,100 acres (2,500 ha) |
Max. depth | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
Lochloosa Lake is a lake about 6,100 acres (2,500 ha) in area in Alachua County, Florida , about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Hawthorne , and is up to 10 feet (3.0 m) deep. [1] It is drained by Cross Creek into Orange Lake . It is largely surrounded by the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area, and is a Fish Management Area. Lochloosa Creek is its largest tributary. The lake is noted for bass fishing. [2] [3] [4]
As of 2017 [ update ] , the lake has not returned to levels seen before a drought in 2012. The lake has become choked with weeds such as hydrilla . The water level in the lake varies by up to 10 feet (3.0 m) . The variation in water level is healthy for the lake, and the Orange Creek Basin Advisory Council decided to not try to force a stable water level. [5]
References
- ↑ "Lochloosa Lake" (PDF) . Alachua County, Florida . Retrieved December 1, 2018 .
- ↑ "Orange Creek Basin" . St. Johns River Water Management District . August 13, 2015. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016 . Retrieved December 1, 2018 .
- ↑ "Lake Lochloosa" . St. Johns River Water Management District . Archived from the original on June 5, 2014 . Retrieved December 1, 2018 .
- ↑ "Lochloosa Lake" . Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission . Retrieved December 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Morales, Christina (June 30, 2017). "Find Out Florida: Will Lochloosa Lake Water Levels Ever Return?" . WUFT5 . Retrieved December 1, 2018 .
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