Lake Apopka

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Lake Apopka
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Location	Orange / Lake counties, Florida, United States
Coordinates	28°37′14″N 81°37′19″W / 28.62056°N 81.62194°W / 28.62056; -81.62194
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	12.3 mi (19.8 km)
Max. width	9.7 mi (15.6 km)
Surface area	30,800 acres (125 km2)
Average depth	15.4 feet (4.7 m)

Lake Apopka is the fourth largest lake in the U.S. state of Florida.^[1] It is located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Orlando, mostly within the bounds of Orange County, although the western part is in Lake County. Fed by a natural spring, rainfall and stormwater runoff, water from Lake Apopka flows through the Apopka-Beauclair Canal and into Lakes Beauclair and Dora. From Lake Dora, water flows into Lake Eustis, then into Lake Griffin and then northward into the Ocklawaha River, which flows into the St. Johns River. Multiple parks or nature trails are present around the lake including Magnolia Park, Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, Ferndale Preserve, Oakland Nature Preserve, Dr. Bradford Memorial Park, and Newton Park, named for A. B. Newton.