Lake Cannon

This article is about the lake in Florida. For other lakes, see Cannon Lake (disambiguation).

Lake Cannon
Lake Cannon Location within Florida
Location	Winter Haven, Florida
Coordinates	28.0389°N 81.7526°W / 28.0389; -81.7526
Lake type	natural freshwater lake
Part of	Chain of Lakes (Winter Haven), Peace River - Peace Creek Canal Watershed
Primary outflows	Peace River
Catchment area	695 acres (2.81 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	4,585 feet (1,398 m)
Max. width	4,085 feet (1,245 m)
Surface area	333 acres (135 ha)
Average depth	13 feet (4.0 m)
Max. depth	16 feet (4.9 m)
Surface elevation	131 feet (40 m)

Lake Cannon, an almost round lake, has a surface area of 333-acre (1,350,000 m²). This lake is part of the south system of the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, so it may be reached by boats coming from a number of public boat ramps in the system. About 300 feet (91 m) to the lake's east is Lake Mirror and 500 feet (150 m) to the southeast is Lake Howard. Lake Cannon is surrounded by residential areas except for a small portion of its northern shore, which remains vacant.

History

The lake was first mapped by Dr. John Westcott for the United States government. Dr. Westcott was a deeply religious man, and originally gave it the name Lake Canon. However, the United States Army renamed it to Lake Cannon during the Seminole Wars.

Nearby locations

On the northwest shore, just south of the Boys and Girls Club of Polk County, is Lake Cannon Park which features a public boat ramp, floating dock, parking area, and playground with picnic tables.

A boat travels west, across Lake Cannon towards Lake Cannon Boat Ramp.

Boats may reach Lake Cannon from four canals. One connects this lake to Lake Mirror, to the North, another connects it to Lake Howard, to the South, a third connects it to Lake Idylwild, to the north, and a fourth connects to Lake Blue, to the west. The Take Me Fishing website says Lake Cannon contains largemouth bass, bluegill and black crappie.