Crooked Lake (Florida)

Crooked Lake
Location	Polk County, Florida
Coordinates	27° 48' 55"N 81° 34' 00""W
Primary outflows	Kissimmee River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	4,274 acres (17.30 km2)[1]
Average depth	13 ft (4.0 m)
Max. depth	45 ft (14 m)
Water volume	21,649,953,572 US gallons (81,953,989 m3)[1]
Settlements	Hillcrest Heights, Babson Park and Crooked Lake Park, Florida

Crooked Lake is a lake located in southeast Polk County, Florida, United States. The lake is located west of Babson Park, north of Hillcrest Heights and east of Crooked Lake Park. Crooked Lake is one of the largest lakes in Polk County both in terms of area and total volume with a maximum depth of 45 feet (14 m) and over 21 billion US gallons (79,000,000 m³) of water.^[1] Originally known as Okhakoinkonhee (Crooked Lake) by the Indians,^[2] is located on the Lake Wales Ridge, one of the highest areas in peninsula Florida.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Polk County Water Atlas, Crooked Lake". University of South Florida. http://www.polk.wateratlas.usf.edu/lake/?wbodyatlas=lake&wbodyid=161568. Retrieved 2010-09-26. 
2. ^ "Crooked Lake". Polk County Historical Association. 2004-3. http://www.polkcountyhistory.org/pdf/mar04.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-26.