Lake Sebring is a natural freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida, and located north of Sebring, Florida, and Lake Jackson. The lake is somewhat oval shaped and has a 494-acre (2,000,000 m2) surface area. The lake is named for Sebring's developer, George Sebring.[1] It is a shallow muck lake with max depth of 17 feet (5.2 m).
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| Location | Highlands County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°31′43″N 81°29′02″W / 27.5286°N 81.4840°W |
| Type | natural freshwater lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.14 miles (1.83 km) |
| Max. width | 0.97 miles (1.56 km) |
| Surface area | 494 acres (200 ha) |
| Max. depth | 17 ft (5 m) |
| Surface elevation | 105 feet (32 m) |
A public boat ramp, on the lake's southwest, is just off Memorial Drive. Canals connect the lake to Little Red Water Lake, to the northeast, and to Lake Jackson, to the south. Canals indirectly connect a number of area lakes to Lake Sebring. Fishing is allowed. The lake has largemouth bass, Florida gar, bowfin, Florida crappie and two types of catfish. No public swimming beaches are on Lake Sebring's shore.[2]
References
edit- ^ Fishing Works website, http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/florida/highlands/lake-arbuckle-sw/lake-sebring/ ; Florida Lakewatch website, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ; "Lakes of Highlands County," "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) . - ^ Wikimapia website, http://www.wikimapia.org/ ; Fishing Works website; Hook and Bullet website, http://hookandbullet.com/fishing-lake-sebring-sebring-fl/ .