Lake Crescent (Florida)

Lake Crescent
Lake Crescent
Location	Flagler / Putnam counties, Florida, USA
Coordinates	29°27′49″N 81°30′03″W / 29.4635°N 81.5007°W / 29.4635; -81.5007Coordinates: 29°27′49″N 81°30′03″W / 29.4635°N 81.5007°W / 29.4635; -81.5007
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	13 mi (21 km)
Max. width	2 mi (3.2 km)
Surface area	15,960 acres (6,460 ha)

Lake Crescent is a 15,960-acre (64.6 km²) freshwater lake located in Putman and Flagler counties in North Central Florida.^[1] The lake is approximately 13 miles (21 km) in length and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide. At the north end it connects to St. Johns River by way of Dunn's Creek.^[2]

Geology

Crescent Lake has a long and narrow shape similar to a crescent.^[3]

History

Crescent Lake was formerly known as Dunn's Lake.^[4]

Search for wreckage of the Alligator

On December 9, 2008, a group of volunteers led by scientists from the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program in St. Augustine, Florida searched the east side of Lake Crescent for the sunken wreckage of the Alligator.^[5][6]

External links

• Lower St. Johns River Watershed and Lake Crescent Protection - Florida DEP

References

1. ^ Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Northeast Region Fishing Forecast". Freshwater Fishing Sites & Fishing Forecasts. State of Florida. http://www.myfwc.com/RECREATION/FW_forecasts_ner.htm#crescent. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 
2. ^ Porter, Jim. "Lake Crescent Information Guide". Jim Porter's Bass Fishing Report. Jim Porter. http://www.jimporter.org/lakes/crescent/. Retrieved 2009-03-08. 
3. ^ Belleville, Bill (2001). River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida's St. Johns River. University of Georgia Press. pp. 138, 141, 200, 212,. ISBN 0820323446. http://books.google.com/books?id=lAuzhqXY4hUC. 
4. ^ A Home Among the Orange Groves in Crescent City, Florida. Jacksonville, Florida: Tri-Weekly Sun. 1876. p. 15. http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?m=hd1J&i=76084. 
5. ^ "News and Notes: Shipwreck site". The St. Augustine Record (The St. Augustine Record). December 9, 2008. http://www.staugustine.com/stories/120908/community_120908_032.shtml. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
6. ^ Lane, Marcia (December 10, 2008). "Seeking Alligator's resting place". The St. Augustine Record (The St. Augustine Record). http://www.staugustine.com/stories/121008/news_1210_021.shtml. Retrieved 2009-03-11.