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Lake Okeechobee ( US: / oʊkiˈtʃoʊbi / oh-kee-CHOH-bee) [ 1] is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. [ 2] It is the eighth-largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwater lake contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states, after Lake Michigan. [ 3]
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]
The name of Lake Welaka is taken from "Welaka" (meaning "chain of lakes"), the name for the St. Johns River in Muskogee language of the Seminole. [2] The first European to visit the lake was Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who as the Spanish governor of Florida, explored the St. Johns River in the spring of 1596.
0305161 [ 4] Website. miamilakes-fl .gov. Miami Lakes, officially the Town of Miami Lakes, is an incorporated town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,467.
Lake Jesup. / 28.717°N 81.217°W / 28.717; -81.217. Lake Jesup is the largest lake in Seminole County, Florida, United States and is one of many that make up the St. Johns River. Located along the middle basin of the St. Johns, the lake encompasses an area of approximately 16,000 acres (65 km 2 ), including open water and floodplain.
2404907 [ 3] Website. www .leesburgflorida .gov. Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population had exactly 27,000 residents. Leesburg is in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Ocklawaha River. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area .
FIPS code. 12-37525 [4] GNIS feature ID. 2404856 [3] Website. mylakealfred .com. Lake Alfred is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lakeland – Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was approximately 6,374 at the 2020 US census.
Lake Mary, Florida. City Hall in 2005. / 28.74111°N 81.32000°W / 28.74111; -81.32000. Lake Mary is a suburban city that is located in the Greater Orlando metropolitan area in Seminole County, Florida, United States, and is located in Central Florida. The population was 16,798 at the 2020 census.