- Lake Iamonia
Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Iamonia
image_lake =
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry = Lake_Iamonia_Florida.gif
caption_bathymetry = map
location =Leon County, Florida
coords = coord|30.633120|N|84.177674|W|region:US-FL_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type =prairie lake ;Oligotrophic to Mesotrophic
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catchment = convert|101|sqmi|abbr=on
basin_countries = United States
length = convert|7|mi|km|0|abbr=on
width = convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=on
area = convert|5757|acre|abbr=on
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elevation = convert|95|ft|m|0|abbr=on
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frozen =Lake Iamonia is a large prairie lake in northern
Leon County, Florida .Origin of Name
Lake Iamonia is prounced "I-monia" and is named after a Seminole town “Hiamonee,” which was located on the banks of the
Ochlockonee River .Location
The lake is located in the
Red Hills Region and is approximately 5,757 acres (23 km²) in size and is convert|7|mi|km|0 long and up to convert|2|mi|km|0 wide. It has a drainage basin of roughly 101 square miles (260 km). (Wagner and Musgrove, 1983).Details
Lake Iamonia is classified as
oligotrophic to mesotrophic with a Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) of 31200. The lake is convert|95|ft|m|0 above sea level and the sink basin, located on the northern shore of Lake Iamonia, has a surface area of 19.52 acres. Its maximum depth is convert|40|ft|m|0.The volume of water in the lake is affected by water in its own drainage basin and by water from the
Ochlockonee River and rainfall in Southwestern Georgia.The flooding of this river re-filled the entire body of the dried lake within 3 days in February 2008. The eastern end of Lake Iamonia is oligotrophic which makes it one of the cleanest lakes in Leon County.County Road 12 runs along the northern part of the lake.
Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy is perched on the north side of the lake. The eastern side comes near US 319, the south side is bordered by the developments of Killearn Lakes Plantation and Luna Pines. The west side comes near State Road 155 (N. Meridian Road).The lake is surrounded by 4000 acres (16 km²) of land under conservation easement.
In the mid 1800s, Lake Iamonia had
Burgesstown Plantation ,Pine Hill Plantation ,Oaklawn Plantation andG.W. Holland Plantation surrounding it. During dry periods which naturally occurred in cycles, a few plantation owners would take advantage of the exposed land and wealth ofgrass es and vegetation which took hold in the nutrient rich lake bottom and graze theircattle andsheep on the lake. [Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.]ee also
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Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy Sources
External links
* [http://fcit.usf.edu/FLORIDA/maps/local/leon/leon/Iamonia.htm 1940 map of old community of Iamonia]
* [http://geology.com/satellite/florida-satellite-image.shtml Satellite Images]
* [http://www.talltimbers.org/ Tall Timbers Reasearch Station]
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