Clermont chain of lakes
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The Clermont chain of lakes is a chain of lakes centered on Clermont, Florida. The chain is orientated from southeast to northwest and fed primarily by streams and groundwater flow. They make up the m
Lake Louisa
Lake Minneola
Ocklawaha River
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The 74-mile-long Ocklawaha River flows north from central Florida until it joins the St. Johns River near Palatka. Its name is derived from ak-lowahe, Creek for "muddy".
Clermont chain of lakes
…and fed primarily by streams and groundwater flow. They make up the middle part of the Palatlakaha River watershed which forms the headwaters of the Ocklawaha River. The lakes are notable for their red to tea-colored water from tannic acid. The three largest lakes, Louisa, Minnehaha, and Minneola constitute the…
Looking north on CR 42
Metamora paddle wheel steamboat on the Ocklawaha c. 1902. Did tours from Palatka to Silver Springs