Lake Monroe (Florida)
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- This topic is about the lake in Florida. For other lakes, see Lake Monroe (disambiguation).
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| Location: | Sanford, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city: | Sanford, Florida |
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| Area: | 17.1 square miles |
| Governing body: | St. Johns Water Management District |
Lake Monroe is one of the lakes that make up the St. Johns River. It is a port city of Sanford. 2 causeways near the lake are Florida State Road 415 and Interstate 4. It forms the border of Seminole County and Volusia County It is the 8th largest lake in the Orlando metropolitan area, after Lake Jesup, 7 miles to the south.
[edit] Geography
Lake Monroe is located at . It is one of the lakes that make up the St. Johns River. It has an area of 17.1 square miles. To the south is Sanford, to the north is Deltona, to the west is DeBary, and to the east is Lake Hendry.
[edit] See also
Rivers: Apalachicola · Caloosahatchee · Kissimmee · Ochlockonee · Peace · St. Johns · Suwannee · Yellow
Lakes: Apopka · Blue Cypress · East Toho · George · Harris · Istokpoga · Jackson · Kissimmee · Miccosukee · Monroe · Okeechobee · Rodman · Seminole · Talquin · Toho · Tsala Apopka · Washington
Other Rivers: Alafia · Alapaha · Anclote · Aucilla · Blackwater · Chipola · Choctawhatchee · Econfina · Econlockhatchee · Escambia · Hillsborough · Ichetucknee · Little Manatee · Manatee · Miami · Myakka · Ocklawaha · Perdido · Pithlachascotee · St. Lucie · St. Marks · St. Marys · Santa Fe · Shark · Steinhatchee · Tomoka · Trout · Wakulla · Wekiva · Withlacoochee
Canals: Cross Florida Barge Canal · Hillsboro Canal · Miami Canal · Okeechobee Waterway · Tamiami Canal
See Also: Florida Everglades · Intracoastal Waterway · List of Florida rivers
