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Lake Placid has 27 named lakes. Sebring has dozens. So does Avon Park. Lake Istokpoga - Florida's 5th largest lake! - runs along the east side of Lake Placid and Sebring. Some of the lakes are very clear, some are more shallow and tannic "stained" (brown), so there is a wide variety in the ecosystem.

The following table gives some information on many of the named lakes 10 acres or larger:

Lakes Of Lake Placid
Lake Name Size (acres) PUBLIC Ramps Mean Depth Maximum Depth
Annie 86      
Apthorpe 219 Yes   33
August 66 No   14
Blue 14      
Carrie 65 Yes 6.9 13
Clay
367 Yes - 2
6.3 29
Crews 62 Yes 6.5 17
Francis 539 Yes
8.9 19
Grassy
517      
Henry
64 Yes    
Hill 70 Yes 6.3 19
Huntley 680 Yes 6.5 17
Istokpoga
27,692 Yes - 4
3.5 8
June-in-Winter
3,504 Yes - 2
  40
Little Redwater 21 Yes    
McCoy
56   22.0 61
Mirror 97   14.8 41
Nellie 93      
Pearl 66   20.7 47
Persimmon 44 Yes 4.4 11
Placid
3,320 Yes - 2 22.7 57
Red Water 66 Yes 5.5 16
Saddlebags 23   13.0 27
Simmons 22      
Sirena 153   17.4 58
The above chart was created by Dan DeBono using data supplied within the Highlands Today"Guide To Area Lakes"