Lake Tohopekaliga

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location = Osceola County, Florida
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location = Osceola County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Kissimmee, Florida
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lat_minutes = 10
lat_seconds = 08
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long_degrees = 81
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Lake Tohopekaliga (IPA|təˈhoʊpəkəˡlɑi:gə) (Lake Toho, West Lake, or simply Toho for short), native name meaning "sleeping tiger" for its sudden storms that appear in the summer time, is a lake in Osceola County, Florida, United States. It is the primary inflow of Shingle Creek, which rises in Orlando. It covers convert|18810|acre|km2|2, and spans convert|42|mi|km|0 in diameter. It is linked to East Lake Tohopekaliga by Canal 31 (St. Cloud Canal). The canal is convert|3|mi|km|0 long and runs through western St. Cloud. South Port canal is located at the southern tip of the lake and links it to Cypress Lake. It is convert|4|mi|km|0 long. Three places surround the lake, Kissimmee on the northwestern shore, Kissimmee Park on the eastern shore, and South Port at the southern shore. Lake Tohopekaliga is the largest lake in Osceola County and is known for its bass fishing.

See also

*East Lake Tohopekaliga
*Kissimmee, Florida