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Lake George | |
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Location | Volusia / Putnam counties, Florida, United States |
Coordinates | 29°17′12″N 81°35′53″W / 29.28667°N 81.59806°W |
Primary inflows | St. Johns River Juniper Creek Salt Creek Silver Glen Springs |
Primary outflows | St. Johns River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 11 mi (18 km) |
Max. width | 6 mi (9.7 km) |
Surface area | 46,000 acres (19,000 ha)[1] |
Average depth | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Islands | Drayton Island Hog Island |
Settlements | Astor, Florida Georgetown, Florida Salt Springs, Florida Pierson, Florida Volusia, Florida |
Lake George or Lake Welaka is a broad and shallow brackish lake on the St. Johns River in the U.S. state of Florida.