Lake Harney | |
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Location | Volusia and Seminole Counties, Florida |
Coordinates | 28°45′21″N 81°03′36″W / 28.755946°N 81.060003°W |
Type | Flow-through lake |
Primary inflows | St. Johns River, Black Cypress Swamp |
Primary outflows | St. Johns River |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | St. Johns River Water Management District |
Max. length | 4.8 mi (7.7 km) |
Max. width | 2.97 mi (4.78 km) |
Surface area | 9 sq mi (23 km2) |
Average depth | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Max. depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Water volume | 14,465,351,103 US gal (44,400 acre⋅ft; 54.8 hm3) |
Shore length1 | 12 mi (19 km) |
Surface elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Islands | 2 islands and numerous islets, all along the shore |
Settlements | Lake Harney Woods, an unincorporated community[2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Harney, named for General William S. Harney, is a lake that straddles the county line between Volusia County and Seminole County, Florida, at the coordinates latitude 28°45’21.404", longitude 81° 03’36.019". It is fed by the Saint Johns River which flows through central Florida and feeds many of the nearby lakes such as Lake Monroe.