Puzzle Lake

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Puzzle Lake
Location Seminole County, Florida
Coordinates 28°40′44″N, 81°01′10″ECoordinates: 28°40′44″N, 81°01′10″E
Primary sources Econlockhatchee River, St. Johns River
Primary outflows St. Johns River
Basin countries United States
Surface area 1,300 acres

Puzzle Lake is a lake near Geneva in Seminole County, Florida. It forms the border of Volusia and Seminole counties. It is one of the lakes that make up the St. Johns River system. 1,627 yards north of the lake is the mouth of the tributary, the Econlockhatchee River. It is 1,300 acres big and 13 miles in diameter, the approximate lengh of the Little Econlockhatchee River. The only accessibility to the lake is by kayak, although the lake is believed to be partially seen from Florida State Road 46. 3.2 miles downriver is Lake Hendry, the start of the river becoming a wetland (upriver). It will become a narrow river again past Lake Poinsett in Brevard County. The lake is named after this because of the multitude of wetlands dots the lake.

Lake Washington (Florida)
Nearest city: Geneva, Florida
Coordinates: 28°40′44″, -81°01′10″
Area: 1300 acres
Governing body: St. Johns Water Management District

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Puzzle Lake with a bird in flight.
Puzzle Lake with a bird in flight.

Puzzle Lake is located at 28°40′44″N, 81°01′10″W. The lake is 1,300 acres in area and 13 miles in dimaeter. On it's eastern boundary is Volusia and Brevard counties. To the north is the Econlockhatchee River and Lake Hendry, To the west is Geneva, and to the south is Christmas.

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