128 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
LAKE BRADFORD. 
Lake Bradford lies about 4 miles southwest of Tallahassee, on 
the northern edge of the sandhill region of Leon County. For the 
most part the shores of the lake, are surrounded with more or less 
swamp and the water is coffee-colored, due to the presence of or¬ 
ganic matter in solution and suspension. On the southeast shore 
are sand bluffs which afford good building sites and provide excel¬ 
lent bathing facilities. The lake is regular in outline, being almost 
circular, covering an area of somewhat more than one-fourth square 
mile. 
Tributary streams entering the lake, from the northwest and 
northeast provide drainage for a considerable territory lying to the 
north and west. An eastern prong of this latter stream has its 
source just northeast of Tallahassee. During seasons of he.avv 
rainfall when the lake becomes full, the overflow escapes through 
the stream on the northeast and flows into Lake Munson, about two 
and one-half miles south and e.ast. From Lake Munson outlet is 
found through a surface stream on the south about one mile in 
length. At this point the stream sinks and makes its way under¬ 
ground, except at such times as the volume of escape, is greater than 
the capacity of intake of the sink, when the flow is overland. The 
escape of the underground flow is presumably to Wakulla Spring, 
the natural outlet of the underground waters from the territory to 
the north. The lake is of moderate depth, averaging 12 to 15 feet, 
with probably some deeper places. 
ORCHARD POND. 
Orchard Pond is one of the small lakes in the northwestern part 
of Leon County. It is a moderately deep lake., having a depth of as 
much at least as 25 feet. The outlet of the lake, is to the Ocklock- 
nee River, although at the present time the lake has a surface over¬ 
flow only at times of high water. The water le.vel in this lake is 
about hi feet above se.a, while the uplands around the lake rise to 
an elevation in excess of 200 feet. 
