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Lake McCoy

Coordinates: 27°17′03″N 81°21′14″W / 27.2843°N 81.3539°W / 27.2843; -81.3539
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Lake McCoy
Location of Lake McCoy in Florida, USA.
Location of Lake McCoy in Florida, USA.
Lake McCoy
Location of Lake McCoy in Florida, USA.
Location of Lake McCoy in Florida, USA.
Lake McCoy
Locationsouth side of Lake Placid, Florida
Coordinates27°17′03″N 81°21′14″W / 27.2843°N 81.3539°W / 27.2843; -81.3539
Typenatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1,850 feet (560 m)
Max. width1,650 feet (500 m)
Surface area50.83 acres (21 ha)
Average depth22 feet (6.7 m)
Max. depth61 feet (19 m)
Surface elevation92 feet (28 m)[1]

Lake McCoy is almost round, except for an indentation along the east shore. On the south side of the city of Lake Placid, Florida, it has a surface area of 50.83-acre (205,700 m2). On the south, east, north and northwest, the lake is surrounded by residences along McCoy Drive. On the west Lake McCoy is bordered by U.S. Route 27.[2][3][4][5]

Lake Mccoy only has public access along the public right of way along US 27. There are no public boat ramps or no public swimming areas. No information is available about the types of fish in this lake.

References

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  1. ^ Trails.com website, at coordinates 27.2843 -81.3539, at http://www.trails.com/topo.aspx?state=FL .
  2. ^ Florida Lakewatch website, bathymetric map of Lake McCoy, at "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2014-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) .
  3. ^ Florida Atlas of Lakes, at http://www.wateratlas.usf.edu/AtlasofLakes/Florida/Lake.aspx?wbodyid=1001289 .
  4. ^ "Lakes of Highlands County," http://www.hcbcc.net/departments/parks_and_recreation/docs/Lakes_by_district.pdf .
  5. ^ Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce, "Area Lakes," at http://www.lpfla.com/lakes.htm Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine .