Counterfeit Lake

Counterfeit Lake
Location	Highlands County, Florida
Coordinates	27°34′24″N 81°27′25″W / 27.5734°N 81.4570°W / 27.5734; -81.4570
Lake type	natural freshwater lake
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	0.25 miles (0.40 km)
Max. width	0.25 miles (0.40 km)
Surface area	18 acres (7 ha)
Surface elevation	98 ft (30 m)

Counterfeit Lake is a circular, natural freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida. Much of the time, the lake is more of a swamp, rather than a lake. It is about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of the south branch of Lake Letta Road, which itself is just north of Florida State Highway 17 and Lake Letta. Counterfeit Lake is 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of the north branch of Lake Letta Road. Griffin Grove Road, which looks more like a private grove road than a public road, reaches the north shore of the lake. Counterfeit Lake is completely surrounded by citrus groves and cannot be seen from either branch of Lake Letta Road. This lake has a 18-acre (73,000 m²) surface area.^[1]

There are no public boat ramp or swimming beach. This lake can be fished. According to the Hook and Bullet website, this lake contains bullhead, bowfin and gar.^[2]

References

1. ^ Fishing Works website, http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/florida/highlands/lake-arbuckle-sw/counterfeit-lake/ ; Wikimapia website, http://www.wikimapia.org/ ; "Lakes of Highlands County," http://www.highlandsswcd.org/Lakes%20information/Lakes%20of%20Highlands%20County.pdf .
2. ^ Hook and Bullete website, http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-counterfeit-lake-avon-park-fl ; "Lakes of Highlands County ."