Lake Glenada Explained

Lake Glenada
Location:Highlands County, Florida
Type:lake
Area:197acres
Pushpin Map:Florida
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the lake in Florida.

Lake Glenada is a natural lake in Highlands County, Florida, south of the city of Avon Park, Florida. It has an irregular shape and has a surface area of 197acres. It is roughly long and about a wide. Its deepest part is about . A bathymetric map produced by Florida Lakewatch shows it actually has three sections, one 35feet deep, another 25feet deep and still another 15feet deep.[1]

This lake is bounded by the South Florida Community College campus on the north. Many buildings, including the Joseph E. Johnston Student Center, are on the lake's edge. On the west and southwest is US 27. On the south is Lake Glenada RV Resort.[2]

Activities at the lake include fishing and boating. Lake Glenada RV Resort has their own boat ramp. A public boat ramp, fishing dock and shelter house is on the west side, just off US 27.

Notes and References

  1. Florida Lakewatch website, Web site: Florida LAKEWATCH . 2005-12-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051226085753/http://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/ . 2005-12-26 . ; Fishing Works website, http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/florida/highlands/avon-park/lake-glenada .
  2. South Florida Community College website, Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527214845/https://www.southflorida.edu/_documents/CampusMap-Highlands.pdf . 2010-05-27 . ; Fishing Works website.