Lake Hall
Encyclopedia
Lake Hall is a small lake
located in central Leon County
, Florida
, USA. It is located just north of Interstate 10
and slightly west of U.S. Highway 319 and within Tallahassee
city limits.
Lake Hall forms the south, western, and part of the northern boundaries of Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
and is home to the Tallahassee Rowing Club. The other shores of Lake Hall are lined with private property and private homes.
ic lake and has the distinction of having the best water quality of all lakes in Leon County according to TAPP, a local water quality and conservation group. The lake is suspected to be spring fed although it has no connection to the Floridan Aquifer
via a sinkhole
.
The lake supports beds of Vallisneria americana and Sagittaria stagnorum
but contains no hydrilla
. Some hydrilla was discovered in the southern lobe of the lake and grass carp
were introduced to control the plant.
Fish found in Lake Hall include largemouth bass
, bluegill
s and bream.
Lake Hall is also home to the swim portion of the Redhills Sprint Triathlon.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
located in central Leon County
Leon County, Florida
Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA. It is located just north of Interstate 10
Interstate 10 in Florida
The of Interstate 10 in Florida is the eastern most section of the east–west Interstate 10 in the Southern United States. It is also the eastern end of the Interstate Highway known as the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway, one of three coast to coast interstates, along with I-80...
and slightly west of U.S. Highway 319 and within Tallahassee
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
city limits.
Lake Hall forms the south, western, and part of the northern boundaries of Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
The Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens is a Florida State Park, botanical garden and historic site, located in Tallahassee, in northwestern Florida. The address is 3540 Thomasville Road....
and is home to the Tallahassee Rowing Club. The other shores of Lake Hall are lined with private property and private homes.
Hydrology
Lake Hall is classified as a oligotrophOligotroph
An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients. They may be contrasted with copiotrophs, which prefer nutritionally rich environments...
ic lake and has the distinction of having the best water quality of all lakes in Leon County according to TAPP, a local water quality and conservation group. The lake is suspected to be spring fed although it has no connection to the Floridan Aquifer
Floridan Aquifer
The Floridan Aquifer is a portion of the principal artesian aquifer that extends into Florida and is composed of carbonate rock and located beneath the coastal regions of the Southeastern United States and is one of the world's most productive aquifers. It is under all of Florida as well as ...
via a sinkhole
Sinkhole
A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes for example in sandstone...
.
The lake supports beds of Vallisneria americana and Sagittaria stagnorum
Sagittaria
Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, iz-ze-kn, katniss, kuwai , swan potato, tule potato, and wapato...
but contains no hydrilla
Hydrilla
Hydrilla is an aquatic plant genus, usually treated as containing just one species, Hydrilla verticillata, though some botanists divide it into several species. Synonyms include H. asiatica, H. japonica, H. lithuanica, and H. ovalifolica...
. Some hydrilla was discovered in the southern lobe of the lake and grass carp
Grass carp
The grass carp is a herbivorous, freshwater fish species of family Cyprinidae, and the only species of the genus Ctenopharyngodon. It is cultivated in China for food, but was introduced in Europe and the United States for aquatic weed control...
were introduced to control the plant.
Fish found in Lake Hall include largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
, bluegill
Bluegill
The Bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.-Range and distribution:...
s and bream.
Lake Hall is also home to the swim portion of the Redhills Sprint Triathlon.