CONTENTS. 



Page 



Introduction 1 19 



Location of the Lakes 120 



Characteristics 120 



Origin and History of Development 121 



Relation of the Basins to the Level of Permanent Underground Water. .. . 124 



Descriptions of Typical Lakes 125 



Lake lamonia, Leon County 125 



Lake Jackson, Leon County 128 



Lake Lafayette, Leon County 129 



Lake Miccosukee, Jefferson County 130 



Alligator Lake, Columbia County 133 



Alachua Lake, Alachua County I34 



Ocheesee Lake, Jackson County i47 



Methods of Drainage — 



By Surface Ditching 148 



By Wells 148 



Relation of the Ground Water Level to the Formation of Sinks .... 155 



Variation in the Ground Water Level IS7 



Summary 158 



117 



