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Blue Lake (Sebring, Florida)

Coordinates: 27°26′07″N 81°30′42″W / 27.4354°N 81.5117°W / 27.4354; -81.5117
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Blue Lake
Location of Blue Lake in Florida, USA.
Location of Blue Lake in Florida, USA.
Blue Lake
Location of Blue Lake in Florida, USA.
Location of Blue Lake in Florida, USA.
Blue Lake
Locationsouth of Sebring, Florida, just east of County Road 635
Coordinates27°26′07″N 81°30′42″W / 27.4354°N 81.5117°W / 27.4354; -81.5117
Typenatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1,460 ft (450 m)
Max. width1,440 ft (440 m)
Surface area33.76 acres (14 ha)
Max. depth102 ft (31 m)
Surface elevation114 ft (35 m)

Blue Lake,[1][2][3][4] an almost-round lake, has a surface area of 33.76 acres (13.66 ha). This lake is south of Sebring, Florida, and inside the southeast part of Highlands Hammock State Park. The area immediately surrounding it is rural, but there are housing developments scattered through the area in which the lake is located.[5][6]

Blue Lake provides public access along its entire shore. The public is allowed to access Highlands Hammock State Park and therefore Blue Lake daily from dawn to dusk. There is no information about the types of fish in this lake. A parking area and four shelter houses with picnic tables are on the northwest side of Blue Lake.[7]

Sometimes this lake is confused with another Blue Lake, which is located just north of Lake Placid, Florida, further south and also in Highlands County.

References

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  1. ^ Florida Lakewatch website, at "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2015-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) .
  2. ^ Florida Atlas of Lakes, at http://www.wateratlas.usf.edu/atlasoflakes/florida/lake.aspx?wbodyid=1000194 .
  3. ^ "List of Highlands County Lakes," Highlands County Board of County Commissioners website, at http://www.hcbcc.net/departments/parks_and_recreation/docs/Lakes_by_district.pdf .
  4. ^ Hook and Bullet website, at http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-blue-lake-sebring-fl/ .
  5. ^ Map of Highlands State Park, in Florida State Parks website, at https://ca.dep.state.fl.us/mapdirect/?focus=parksmain&querytype=park&queryvalues=Highlands-Hammock
  6. ^ Anyplace America website, at http://www.anyplaceamerica.com/topographic_maps/florida/highlands_county/blue_lake/251-1357/
  7. ^ Florida State Parks website.