Lochloosa Lake is a lake about in area in

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, about south of

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, and is up to deep. It is drained by Cross Creek into Orange Lake. It is largely surrounded by the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area, and is a Fish Management Area. Lochloosa Creek is its largest tributary. The lake is noted for bass fishing , the lake has not returned to levels seen before a drought in 2012. The lake has become choked with weeds such as

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. The water level in the lake varies by up to . The variation in water level is healthy for the lake, and the Orange Creek Basin Advisory Council decided to not try to force a stable water level.

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Lochloosa Lake County Park (Alachua County Government)
Lakes of Alachua County, Florida Lakes of Florida Outstanding Florida Waters {{AlachuaCountyFL-geo-stub