Polk County Boat Access Lake Directory

[Pages:320]Polk County's

Board of County Commissioners Natural Resources Division

Boat Access Lake Directory

Board of County Commissioners Natural Resources Division

4177 Ben Durrance Road Bartow FL 33830

Phone: 863-534-7377 Fax: 863-534-7368

Natural Resources D ivision

Revised: Spring 2004

POLK COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Chairman, Commissioner Bob English, District 1 Commissioner Randy Wilkinson, District 2 Commissioner Jack R. Myers, District 3 Commissioner Paul Senft, District 4 Commissioner Sam Johnson, District 5

Michael Herr County Manager

Jim Bell Transportation Department Director

Jeff Spence Natural Resources Division Director POLK COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION

WATER RESOURCES SECTION

Robert Kollinger, P.E. Water Resources Manager Sheryl Taggart, Secretary I

Will Harboe, Env. Specialist III Mark Mikolon, Env. Specialist III

Diane Gibson, Laboratory Manager Hong Nguyen, Env. Specialist III/Chemist Michele Medani, QA/QC Data Manager Chris Bolin, Env. Specialist III John Litscher, Env. Technician III

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents..........................................................................................................1 Disclaimers....................................................................................................................2 Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................3 List of lakes in this directory.........................................................................................4 Definitions .....................................................................................................................5 Boat Ramp/Access Rating System................................................................................6 Bottom Contour Map Explanation................................................................................7 Polk County Parks Fee Schedule ..................................................................................8 Boating Safety In Polk County Brochure .....................................................................10 Polk County Online Lake Atlas Brochure ....................................................................12 Generalized Maps of Polk County................................................................................14 Map of Winter Haven Chain of Lakes..........................................................................39 Map of Saddle Creek Park ............................................................................................40 Map of Tenoroc State Park ...........................................................................................41 Maps of Kissimmee River Waterway...........................................................................42 Phone numbers or web sites for additional information...............................................44

During drought conditions you may not be able to get to some lakes. As this photo taken in 2000 depicts the canal between Lakes Mirror and Cannon is too shallow for boats to use.

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DISCLAIMERS

This document contains the locations of access to lakes in Polk County that are available to the general public. Since ramps are owned by local, state, and private entities, or may not be owned or maintained at all, the hours of operations, fees, maintenance, etc., will vary. This directory should not be considered an all- inclusive document. There may be other lakes or pits that have public access. It is also possible for lakes in this directory to become "non" public access at any time. Therefore, you should always investigate ramps prior to trying to use them. Ramp conditions will vary from time to time due to low or high waters. Polk County assumes NO responsibility for the condition of ramps other than their own. We have tried to include the ramp maintenance entity, so you can contact the proper entity if you do have a problem. Some lake access may be a clearing off of the side of a road or a right-of-way, whereas there will not be any maintenance entity.

USE RAMPS OR LAKE ACCESS POINTS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Ramp Rating: This office created a ramp rating system for general condition information and should be used as a guide only. The rating may not be current depending on when the rating was done and when this document was printed. Directions to lake access sites are very specific (for those who may be new to the area) and should be easy to follow. Should you find any directions that are difficult to follow or are incorrect, please call 863-534-7377 and inform us so we can make the appropriate changes. If you know of other lakes in Polk County that are public access and are not listed in this directory please contact Michele Medani at 863-534-7377. If they are indeed public access, they may be included in this directory at a future date.

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Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the following for their help and input into this directory: Polk County Leisure Services City of Lakeland City of Winter Haven

Lake Region Lakes Management District Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Some information in this document was incorporated from or supplied by the following: Guide To The Kissimmee Waterway, South Florida Water Management District brochure; Polk

County Leisure Services; Southwest Florida Water Management District; U.S. Geological Survey; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Please feel free to copy this directory and pass it along. If you have any comments that could make this directory better, please put them in writing and mail to: Michele Medani Polk County Natural Resources Division 4177 Ben Durrance Road Bartow, FL 33830 Or email: michelemedani@polk-

This document prepared by Michele Medani

QA/QC Data Manager

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