Lake Horney

Lake Horney, named for Julius Teague Horney, is a lake that is located in Polk County, Florida.

Lake Horney
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Location	Polk County, Florida
Coordinates	28°01′59″N 81°56′21″W
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Rain
Primary outflows	Seepage
Catchment area	Peace River - Saddle Creek Watershed
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	6.91 acres (28,000 m2)
Average depth	4 ft (1.2 m)
Max. depth	10 ft (3.0 m)
Water volume	8,566,835 US gal (26.3 acre⋅ft; 32,400 m3)
Surface elevation	138 ft (42 m)
Settlements	Lakeland

History

The lake is named after Julius Teague Horney (1888–1959), who helped develop Lakeland in the 1920s.^[1]

Nearby locations

• Lakeland Senior High School (Florida)/Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts