Lake Okahumpka
Okahumkee Lake
West Lake Okahumpka[1]
Lake Okahumpka is located in Florida
Lake Okahumpka
Lake Okahumpka
Lake Okahumpka is located in the United States
Lake Okahumpka
Lake Okahumpka
LocationWildwood, Florida, United States
Coordinates28°49′33″N 82°00′20″W / 28.82583°N 82.00556°W / 28.82583; -82.00556
Surface elevation56 feet (17 m)
References[1]

Lake Okahumpka is a freshwater lake in Wildwood, Florida, United States. Lake Okahumpka Park is along part of its shoreline.[2] In 1980, the United States Geological Survey reported on the hydrology of Lake Okahumpka and Lake Deaton area.[3]

The lake is east of Wildwood on the south side of State Road 44. The lake has been treated for hydrilla. Ring neck ducks have been hunted from its shores.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lake Okahumpka". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. "Lake Okahumpka Park". Sumter County, FL. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. Simonds, Edward P.; German, E. R. (November 8, 1980). "Hydrology of the Lake Deaton and Lake Okahumpka area, Northeast Sumter County, Florida". Open-File Report. doi:10.3133/ofr80733 via pubs.er.usgs.gov.
  4. Kesterson, Steve (April 5, 1995). "THE SHOCKING TRUTH: WEED REMOVAL HAS LAKE OKAHUMPKA ON THE MEND". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 8, 2020.


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