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Lake Osceola
Women with child in rowboat on Lake Osceola, Winter Park, Florida, 1880s
LocationWinter Park, Florida
Coordinates28°36′09″N 81°20′31″W / 28.6025°N 81.3419°W / 28.6025; -81.3419
Typenatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. lengthnorthern section 2,860 feet (870 m) southern section 2,360 feet (720 m)
Max. widthnorthern section 2,030 feet (620 m) southern section 1,415 feet (431 m)
Surface area156 acres (63 ha)[1]
Average depth14 feet (4.3 m)[2]
Surface elevation66.5 feet (20.3 m)[3]
SettlementsWinter Park, Florida

Lake Osceola is a lake in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States.[4] It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Lake Osceola was named after the Seminole leader Osceola.

References

  1. ^ Orange County WaterAtlas, at http://www.orange.wateratlas.usf.edu/lake/?wbodyatlas=lake&wbodyid=140366 .
  2. ^ City of Winter Park website, at https://cityofwinterpark.org/docs/departments/public-works/lakes/water-quality/osceola.pdf .
  3. ^ City of Winter Park website.
  4. ^ Orange County WaterAtlas.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Osceola