Lake Conine is a natural freshwater lake on the north side of
Winter Haven,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. The lake is not within the city limits, but is almost entirely surrounded by the city of Winter Haven. Lake Conine is almost as often called Lake Connie as it is called Lake Conine. In fact, the Fishing Works website site has two listings calling this lake the former name and one calling it the latter. Lake Conine is bounded on the north and southwest by residential areas. On the west and southeast are woods. On the east the lake is bordered by
SR 544 (Lucerne Park Road). Lake Conine has a surface area and it is shaped somewhat like a teardrop.
For many years Lake Conine received
wastewater effluent
Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable for discharge to the surrounding en ...
. A study commissioned by Polk County in 1994 found the high level of effluent resulted in
nutrient recycling from lake bottom sediments. The county paid the company that performed the lake research to apply liquid
aluminum sulfate
Aluminium sulfate is a salt with the formula Al2 (SO4)3. It is soluble in water and is mainly used as a coagulating agent (promoting particle collision by neutralizing charge) in the purification of drinking water and wastewater treatment plan ...
to the lake's surface to inactivate the nutrient recycling process, thus repairing the damage the wastewater effluent had caused. The whole project was completed in 1996.
Lake Conine has no public swimming areas or public boat ramps. However, boaters may reach the lake from public ramps in other area lakes. This lake is connected into the
Chain of Lakes. canal system, which links numerous area lakes. Lake Conine may be reached by canals from
Lake Smart,
Lake Rochelle and
Lake Hartridge. Fishing is allowed and can be done by boat or shore. There is a large public
right of way
Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another.
A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...
along SR 544. The Hook and Bullet website says the lake contains black drum, bigmouth buffalo and
atlantic salmon.
[Hook and Bullet website, http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing-lake-connie-lake-alfred-fl/ . The Hook and Bullet website claims many area lakes contain atlantic salmon. While this fish can survive its entire life in fresh water, its native habitat is much further north of ]Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. Therefore, this statement seems doubtful.
References
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Lakes of Polk County, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida