Highest elevation lakes & reservoirs in East Central Florida by altitude
While lake levels can flucuate frequently based on several circumstances, the altitude/elevation of a lake is based on its normal water level, measured by the lake’s surface distance above sea level. For a reservoir, this water level is also known as “full pond” or “full pool”.Low lake levels can occur due to deliberate seasonal draw downs for irrigation or impending snow melt, reduced water inflows, drought and evaporation, residential or commercial water demands, and hydropower generation. Some lakes’ minimum and maximum elevations are virtually the same. Lakes that generate hydropower may vary by several feet – according to power demand. Lakes whose primary purpose is to prevent flooding can seasonally vary by 100 feet or more. When some lakes reach their minimum elevation, their boat ramps may not be long enough to permit boat access – and boats docked on shallow parts of the lake may end up on dry ground. In those cases, kayakers and shore-based anglers may be among the few happy recreational users of the lake.
A lake’s highest water level, measured by the lake’s surface distance above sea level, that can occur during flooding. A lake’s highest possible maximum elevation is usually the top of the lake’s dam or spillway. At lakes that include residential development, government regulations usually forbid the construction of homes below a lake’s maximum elevation.
You can find many of the world’s highest-elevated lakes on LakeLubbers. Lakes with the lowest elevations (known by LakeLubbers) are shown on the final page of that list. Note: For some lakes, "Altitude/Elevation" data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 22 articles we have published for East Central Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > East Central Florida > Compared by highest altitude/elevation in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in East Central Florida, only the 22 East Central Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Elevation in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| East Lake Tohopekaliga, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
69 ft | Also known as East Lake Toho East Lake Tohopekaliga, often called East Lake Toho for short, is located in central Florida south of Orlando. Covering a staggering 11,968 Florida ac… |
| Lake Apopka, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
69 ft | Sixty years ago Lake Apopka was a world class bass fishery. Fishing camps dotted the shore of the spring-fed central Florida lake in Orange and Lake C… |
| Alligator Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
66 ft | Sometimes referred to as the “Headwaters of the Everglades,” Alligator Lake in East Osceola County is part a chain of lakes in south-central Florida.… |
| Lake Tohopekaliga, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
55 ft | Also known as Lake Toho Lake Tohopekaliga is world renowned for its bass fishing and loved for its natural beauty. It is located in Osceola County, Florida, at the headwaters… |
| Lake Hatchineha, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
53 ft | Lake Hatchineha, a 6,665-acre expanse in Osceola County, welcomes both tourists and residents to its beautiful central Florida shores. Lake Hatchineha… |
| Cypress Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
53 ft | Also known as Lake Cypress Cypress Lake, a 4097 acre expanse in Osceola County, is a prime vacation destination in central Florida.One of the lakes on the Kissimmee Waterway, Bo… |
| Lake Kissimmee, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
53 ft | Lake Kissimmee’s massive 34,948 acre area earns the lake a spot as Florida’s third largest lake, finishing just behind Lake George and Lake Okeechobee… |
| Lake Jesup, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
7 ft | At 16,000 acres, Lake Jesup is one of central Florida’s largest lakes and, indeed, one of the largest lakes in the state. Though not a swimming lake,… |