Lake Miccosukee

Lake Miccosukee
Lake Miccosukee, Florida
Location of Lake Miccosukee in Florida, USA.
Location of Lake Miccosukee in Florida, USA.
Lake Miccosukee
Location of Lake Miccosukee in Florida, USA.
Location of Lake Miccosukee in Florida, USA.
Lake Miccosukee
LocationJefferson / Leon counties, Florida, United States
Coordinates30°34′15″N 83°58′45″W / 30.5707°N 83.9791°W / 30.5707; -83.9791
Typeprairie lake
Basin countriesUnited States

Lake Miccosukee is a large swampy prairie lake in northern Jefferson County, Florida, located east of the settlement of Miccosukee. A small portion of the lake, its northwest corner, is located in Leon County. The small town of Miccosukee, Florida is located on the north eastern shore of the lake in Leon County.

The lake is named after the Miccosukee Indians.[1]

  1. ^ Swanton, John Reed (1952). The Indian Tribes of North America. US Government Printing Office. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-8063-1730-4.