Silver Lake (Silver Lake, Florida)

Silver Lake
Location Silver Lake, Florida
Coordinates 28°50′18″N 81°48′14″W / 28.8382°N 81.8038°W / 28.8382; -81.8038
Lake type natural freshwater lake
Basin countries United States
Max. length 4,855 feet (1,480 m)
Max. width 4,215 feet (1,285 m)
Surface area 379 acres (153 ha)[1][2]
Max. depth 22 ft (7 m)
Surface elevation 66 ft (20 m)[3][4]

Silver Lake is an almost circular, natural freshwater lake in Lake County, Florida. Silver Lake Drive surrounds the lake. Much of it is surrounded by residences and private boat and fishing docks, which dot the lake. On the northeast is Silver Lake Country Club, on the southeast is the Lake-Sumter State College campus and a flight line of Leesburg International Airport. Also, inside the end of the flight line is the Leesburg Dog Park. All of the lake is inside the city of Silver Lake, Florida.

There are no public boat ramp or swimming beach. According to the Hook and Bullet website, this lake contains panfish and bass (fish).[5] However, since there is no public access to the shore, permission from landowners must be obtained prior to fishing here.

References

  1. ↑ Florida Atlas of Lakes, online at http://www.wateratlas.usf.edu/atlasoflakes/florida/lake.aspx?wbodyid=8159 .
  2. ↑ Lake County Wateratlas, at http://www.lake.wateratlas.usf.edu/lake/?wbodyatlas=lake&wbodyid=8159 .
  3. ↑ Florida Lakewatch website, at http://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/maps/Silver_Lake_05.pdf .
  4. ↑ Fishingworks website, at https://www.fishingworks.com/florida/lake-fl/lake/silver-lake-53/ .
  5. ↑ Hook and Bullete website, https://www.hookandbullet.com/travel/home/search/?location=silver+lake%2C+florida .
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