Lake Photos and Lake Picture Albums
Enjoy the Florida lake pictures, which showcase some of the more than 30,000 lakes that cover a little more than 3 million acres. The lakes range from very small to the nation’s largest natural lake in one state, 448,000-acre Lake Okeechobee. The state’s second-largest lake, Lake George, at 46,000 acres, borders northern Lake County.
In Polk County are 554 natural freshwater lakes. More than 1,000 named lakes cover 200 square miles, inaptly named Lake County. In Lake County, the Clermont Chain comprises 15 lakes ranging from 20 to 3,634 acres. Ambitious boaters are navigating the Harris Chain of Lakes, another connecting waterway in Lake County. You can travel to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Johns River.
Still more photos of lakes
Lake Seminole, also known as the Jim Woodruff Reservoir, is the third-largest lake in Florida. Lake Seminole is near the junctures of the Florida, Georgia, and Alabama state lines. The closure of the Jim Woodruff Dam on the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers created this 37,500-acre reservoir. The lake is primarily used for hydroelectric power production and recreation. Fourth on the list is Lake Kissimmee in central Florida, just below Walt Disney World. This 35,000-acre recreational lake connects the seventh-largest lake, Lake Tohopekaliga, to the north and Lake Okeechobee to the south through a series of rivers and canals.
Fishing enthusiasts appreciate the Florida lake photos of freshwater catches, including bass, bluegill, shellcrackers, black crappie, redear sunfish, stripers, speckled perch, and catfish. More than 250 freshwater fish species in Florida lakes are edible. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimates that more than 74,000 people fish in Polk County’s lakes each year. Others enjoy water skiing, wakeboarding, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, and windsurfing, as well as simply watching the sunrise and set over the water.
You can find more Florida Lake Pictures on our partner websites @ Fishing Adventures, Lake Okeechobee Photos, and Okeechobee Pictures.
