Lake Harney

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For the lake in Oregon, see Harney Lake.

Lake Harney
Location	Volusia and Seminole Counties, Florida
Coordinates	28°45′21″N 81°03′36″W / 28.755946°N 81.060003°W / 28.755946; -81.060003Coordinates: 28°45′21″N 81°03′36″W / 28.755946°N 81.060003°W / 28.755946; -81.060003
Type	Flow-through lake
Primary inflows	St. Johns River, Black Cypress Swamp
Primary outflows	St. Johns River
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	St. Johns River Water Management District

Surface area	9 sq mi (23 km²)
Average depth	7 ft (2.1 m)
Max. depth	15 ft (4.6 m)
Water volume	14,465,351,103 US gallons
Shore length¹	12 mi (19 km)
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Harney, named for General William Selby Harney is a lake that straddles the county line between Volusia County and Seminole County Florida at the coordinates latitude 28°45’21.404”, longitude 81° 03’36.019”. It is fed by the Saint Johns River which flows through central Florida which also feeds many of the nearby lakes such as Lake Monroe.

History

A large amount of Lake Harney's history can be accredited to General William Selby Harney and the wars he took part in throughout Florida. Author of “Naming of Lake Harney”, Mal Martin, stated “William Selby Harney was born in Haysboro, Tennessee on August 22, 1800”. When he entered the military, he enlisted as a Second Lieutenant in the First United States Infantry on February 12, 1818 and remained at that rank throughout the first Seminole War which was sparked by Andrew Jackson's attack on a fort held by the Seminole people. After the first Seminole War had subsided Harney was recognized for his military abilities and was raised to the rank of First Lieutenant on January 7, 1819. Harney continued in his military career and, after the end of the Second Seminole war, Harney served in the War with Mexico(1846-1848) and the Civil War until his retirement on August 1, 1863 as a General. After retirement, he married a nurse and lived in Pass Christian, Mississippi for some time. He died on May 9, 1889 in Orlando, Florida and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. There are several landmarks that are named after him in his honor; such as Harney Peak in South Dakota as well as Camp Harney in Zapata, Texas.

Wildlife

Lake Harney is home to a variety of species of fish and water fowl. It is nominally fresh water with some salt water springs throughout the area. The lake is home to a variety of fish such as largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and redear sunfish, all of which are prey to the lake's birds such as bald eagles, ibis, cattle egrets, wild turkeys, a variety of ducks, and various other water fowl. The Lake Harney Wilderness Area is a protected habitat in which the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, observes several bald eagle nests in the area.

References

St Johns River WMD Watershed Facts: Lake Harney
Seminole County Wateratlas: Harney, Lake
USGenNet.org: The Naming of Lake Harney
Lake Harney
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v t e Significant waterways of Florida

Larger rivers	Alapaha Apalachicola Aucilla Blackwater Caloosahatchee Chattahoochee Chipola Choctawhatchee Econlockhatchee Escambia Hillsborough Kissimmee Myakka Ochlockonee Ocklawaha Pea Peace Perdido Santa Fe St. Johns St. Marys Suwannee Withlacoochee (North) Withlacoochee (South) Yellow

Lakes	Apopka Blue Cypress East Tohopekaliga George Harney Harris Iamonia Istokpoga Jackson Jesup Kissimmee Miccosukee Monroe Okeechobee Rodman Rousseau Seminole Talquin Tohopekaliga Tsala Apopka Washington Weir

Smaller rivers	Alafia Alapahoochee Anclote Braden Carrabelle Chassahowitzka Crooked Crystal Dead East East Bay Eau Gallie Econfina Estero Homosassa Hontoon Dead Ichetucknee Imperial Little (Biscayne Bay) Little (Ochlockonee) Little Econlockhatchee Little Manatee Little Wekiva Loxahatchee Manatee Matanzas Miami New (Broward) New (Carabelle) New (Santa Fe) Oleta Pithlachascotee Rainbow Ribault Shark Silver Sopchoppy St. Lucie St. Marks St. Sebastian Steinhatchee Tomoka Trout Waccasassa Wacissa Wakulla Weeki Wachee Wekiva

Creeks and streams	Billy Black Blackwater (Hillsborough) Blackwater (Lake) Crane Cross Econfina Fisheating Myakkahatchee Orange Pottsburg Shingle Snapper Turkey

Canals	Canaveral Barge Canal Cross Florida Barge Canal Haulover Canal Hillsboro Canal Miami Canal Mud Lake Canal St. Johns-Indian River Barge Canal Tamiami Canal Tampa Bypass Canal

See also	Coastal waters of Florida Everglades Intracoastal Waterway List of Florida rivers List of major springs in Florida Okeechobee Waterway Outstanding Florida Waters

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