Lake Miccosukee
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Location | Jefferson / Leon counties, Florida, United States |
Coordinates | 30°34′15″N 83°58′45″W / 30.5707°N 83.9791°W |
Type | prairie lake |
Basin countries | United States |
Lake Miccosukee is a large swampy prairie lake in northern Jefferson County, Florida, located east of the settlement of Miccosukee. A small portion of the lake, its northwest corner, is located in Leon County. The small town of Miccosukee, Florida is located on the north eastern shore of the lake in Leon County.
The lake is named after the Miccosukee Indians.[1]
Characteristics
Lake Miccosukee forms the northern border between
History
Early history
Lake Miccosukee was a natural
Later history
Lake Miccosukee's descriptions have changed through time, particularly in regard to coverage of the lake's surface with
Around the late 1940s, aquatic plant coverage of the lake's surface varied as the basin periodically emptied and refilled on a 10 year cycle. This is a natural cycle for lakes of this type in northern Florida such as Lake Iamonia and
In 1954, an earthen dike, concrete spillway, and gate was built around the sinkhole to keep the lake from drying naturally as it had done in previous years as a prairie lake. At the southern end of the lake, a
Restoration
In 1999, a drought struck northern Florida and part of the lake was allowed to drain into the aquifer. The lake was excavated in many places and most of the lake bottom was burned during the draw-down to get rid of the
Recreation
Lake Miccosukee provides
References
- ISBN 978-0-8063-1730-4.