Fischer Lake

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Fischer Lake
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Fischer Lake
Locationbetween Ocoee, Florida and Orlando, Florida
Coordinates Coordinates: 28°32′20″N81°31′05″W / 28.5389952°N 81.5180292°W / 28.5389952; -81.5180292 [1]
Type Natural freshwater lake
Basin  countries United States
Max. length1,775 ft (541 m)
Max. width1,000 ft (300 m)
Surface area27 acres (11 ha) [2]
Surface elevation82 ft (25 m) [3]

Fischer Lake, just southeast of Florida State Road 429, is a natural freshwater lake west of Orlando, Florida, in Orange County, Florida. This lake is partially surrounded by residential housing and Camp Ithiel is on its southwest shore. Most of its shores are swampy. It is listed in the Orange County Wateratlas as a private lake and there is no public access along its shores. [4]

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References

  1. Fishingworks website, at https://www.fishingworks.com/florida/orange-fl/lake/fischer-lake-2/ .
  2. Orange County Wateratlas, at https://orange.wateratlas.usf.edu/waterbodies/lakes/140196/ .
  3. Fishingworks website.
  4. Orange County Wateratlas.