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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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[[Image:Bird in flight small.jpg|thumb|right|Puzzle Lake with a [[bird]] in flight.]] |
[[Image:Bird in flight small.jpg|thumb|right|Puzzle Lake with a [[bird]] in flight.]] |
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Puzzle Lake |
Puzzle Lake has a surface area of {{convert|1300|acre}} and is {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} in dimaeter. On it's eastern boundary is [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia]] and [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard]] counties. To the [[north]] is the [[Econlockhatchee River]] and [[Lake Harney]], |
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To the [[west]] is [[Geneva, Florida|Geneva]], and to the [[south]] is [[Christmas, Florida|Christmas]]. |
To the [[west]] is [[Geneva, Florida|Geneva]], and to the [[south]] is [[Christmas, Florida|Christmas]]. |
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*[[Florida State Road 46]] |
*[[Florida State Road 46]] |
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*[[St. Johns River]] |
*[[St. Johns River]] |
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*[[Lake Harney]] |
*[[Lake Harney]] – 3.2 miles downriver |
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*[[Ruth Lake]] |
*[[Ruth Lake]] – 5 miles upriver |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Seminole County, Florida]] |
[[Category:Seminole County, Florida]] |
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Revision as of 06:04, 3 May 2008
| Puzzle Lake | |
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| Location | Seminole County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°40′35″N 81°01′19″W / 28.6763845°N 81.0220041°W[1] |
| Primary inflows | Econlockhatchee River, St. Johns River |
| Primary outflows | St. Johns River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,300 acres (530 ha) |
Puzzle Lake is a lake near Geneva in Seminole County, Florida. It forms the border of Volusia and Seminole counties. It is one of the lakes that make up the St. Johns River system. 1,627 yards north of the lake is the mouth of the tributary, the Econlockhatchee River. It is 1,300 acres (5 km2) big and 13 miles (21 km) in diameter, the approximate lengh of the Little Econlockhatchee River. The only accessibility to the lake is by kayak, although the lake is believed to be partially seen from Florida State Road 46. 3.2 miles (5.1 km) downriver is Lake Harney, the start of the river becoming a wetland (upriver). It will become a narrow river again past Lake Poinsett in Brevard County. The lake is named after this because of the multitude of wetlands dots the lake.
Geography
Puzzle Lake has a surface area of 1,300 acres (530 ha) and is 13 miles (21 km) in dimaeter. On it's eastern boundary is Volusia and Brevard counties. To the north is the Econlockhatchee River and Lake Harney, To the west is Geneva, and to the south is Christmas.
Boaters beware of numerous fence posts and barbed wire.
See also
- Econlockhatchee River
- Florida State Road 46
- St. Johns River
- Lake Harney – 3.2 miles downriver
- Ruth Lake – 5 miles upriver