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2018 Map of Lake Arbuckle

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Lake Arbuckle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Lake Wales Ridge dominates this Central Florida landscape, defining a high ground of ancient sand dunes that contrast with the surrounding wetlands. This 2018 survey documents the varied terrain of the Avon Park vicinity, where the border between Polk and Highlands counties cuts through a complex hydrologic network. The eastern portion of the map is anchored by the expansive Lake Arbuckle, bordered by the Blue Jordan Swamp, while the western edge reaches toward the residential and citrus-growing outskirts of Avon Park.

Smaller settlements and family-named landmarks such as Alpine and Pioneer Lake appear alongside a dense grid of local roads and trails, including Scrub Jay Trl and Gopher Trl. These names reflect the local ecology of the ridge. Numerous smaller water bodies like Lake Isabell, Lake Godwin, and Lake Pythias are interspersed between citrus groves and undeveloped scrub, illustrating the ongoing balance between agricultural land use and the natural Floridian environment.