Lake DeFuniak

Lake DeFuniak
Lake DeFuniak
Lake DeFuniak
LocationDeFuniak Springs, Florida
Coordinates30°43′0.68″N 86°6′45.78″W / 30.7168556°N 86.1127167°W / 30.7168556; -86.1127167
TypeNatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1,580 ft (480 m)
Max. width1,510 ft (460 m)
Surface area38.64 acres (15.64 ha)[1]
Average depth6 ft (1.8 m)
Max. depth74 ft (23 m)
Surface elevation226 ft (69 m)

Lake DeFuniak is an almost perfectly circular 40 acre[2] lake in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, United States, at the center of the DeFuniak Springs Historic District.

Lake DeFuniak is one of the two almost perfectly round circular spring-fed lakes in the world, the other being Kingsley Lake.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Florida Atlas of Lakes, at http://www.wateratlas.usf.edu/atlasoflakes/florida/lake.aspx?wbodyid=1000556 .
  2. ^ "Chipley Park (AKA Lake DeFuniak) | DeFuniak Springs, FL - Official Website". www.defuniaksprings.net. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ^ "Quality of Life & Housing". wcedafl.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. ^ "DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Treasure Chest of Victorian Homes". Florida Back Roads Travel. Retrieved 2020-08-09.