Lake Henry (Polk County, Florida)

Lake Henry, a lake that borders on the northeast side of Winter Haven, Florida, has a surface area of 848-acre (3,430,000 m2). The southwest corner of the lake is inside the Winter Haven City limits. All of the south side of the lake is bordered by mobile home parks and housing developments. A part of the west side is bordered by a mobile home park, as is part of the north side of the lake. The rest of Lake Henry is bordered by wooded areas. The Polk County Water Atlas says Lake Henry is sometimes known as Lake Drane.[1][2][3]

Lake Henry
Lake Henry
Lake Henry
Locationnortheast of Winter Haven, Florida
Coordinates28.0928°N 81.6673°W / 28.0928; -81.6673
Typenatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1.83 miles (2.95 km)
Max. width1.18 miles (1.90 km)
Surface area848 acres (343 ha)
Average depth4.8 feet (1.5 m)
Max. depth78.4 feet (23.9 m)
Water volume1,807,235,016 US gallons (6.84112873×109 l)
Surface elevation125 feet (38 m)
Islandsa number of islets near the shores

Lake Henry has no public access on its shores, although there a canal on the south side that connects it to Lake Hamilton. Since Lake Henry is part of the northern chain of the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, it may be reached by boat from a number of lakes in the chain. There is no information about the types of fish found in the lake.[4]

References
  1. Fishing Works website, at http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/florida/polk/winter-haven/lake-henry/ .
  2. Polk County Water Atlas, at http://www.polk.wateratlas.usf.edu/lake/default.asp?wbodyatlas=lake&wbodyid=160417 .
  3. Florida Lakewatch website, at "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) .
  4. Polk County Water Atlas.
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