- Lake Harris (Florida)
Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Harris
image_lake = Leesburg FL Lake Harris02.jpg
caption_lake = Looking east from Singletary Park
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location =
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locator_x = 230
locator_y = 150
location = Lake County,Florida , USA
nearest_city = Yalaha,Florida
lat_degrees = 28
lat_minutes = 46
lat_seconds = 04
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81
long_minutes = 48
long_seconds = 57
long_direction = W
area = convert|13788|acre|km2|0
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body =Lake Harris is a
lake in Lake County,Florida ,United States . Its shape resemblesChina from the air. The lakes' northeasternshore is a landing zone of planes at theLeesburg Municipal Airport . It is aharbor city for Leesburg, at the northwestern shore of the lake. A neighboring lake, Little Lake Harris,east of SR 19, is a smaller version of the lake. At the westernmost point of the lake isU.S. Route 27 /SR 25. The road adjoins the lake to theeast .Lake Harris is the largest lake in Lake County, at convert|13788|acre|km2|0, over convert|15000|acre|km2|0 combines with Little Lake Harris. It is convert|31|mi|km|0 from Orlando. The lake is convert|31|mi|km|0 in
diameter .Lake Harris'
average depth is much greater thanLake Okeechobee to thesouth with many deep holes and ledges. The lake is surrounded byhill s and cypress trees. This is the part ofFlorida some Orlando residents call "The Mountains". Local humor to be sure, but compared to the rest of Florida which is flat as apancake , it is very hilly.There are three public launching ramps on Lake Harris; off of
U.S. Route 27 to thewest ,Venetian Gardens in Leesburg and Hickory Point near the Howey bridge off SR 19. There is a small but serviceable ramp located on the east side of Little Lake Harris in the City of Astatula.The lake is ringed with Kissimmee grass and reeds, except for the occasional
boat ,dock , orseawall . The depth in thegrass normally ranges from 2-5 feet. The bottom is mostly hardsand except for some shallowmarsh y areas where the bottom is softmud . These areas also offer a good place to fish during inclementweather .Until recently, water skiers and jet skiers have mostly avoided these lakes. In the last 5
year s, the lakes have cleaning up considerably bringing more boating activity. Still, it's afraction of thetraffic found on most Orlando lakes.See also
*SR 19
*China
*Lake County, Florida References
*gnis|294031|Lake Harris
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