Lake Istokpoga Boat Launch near Lake Placid
This is a public boat ramp on Lake Istokpoga near Lake Placid, Florida.
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Coordinates
- 27.32717, -81.31587
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Depth contours in feet from Florida FWC. Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Lake Istokpoga
Lake Istokpoga is a shallow natural lake in Highlands County, Florida, about five miles northeast of Lake Placid. Both the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) give its area as 27,692 acres, and it is the fifth-largest lake in Florida. The average depth is 4 to 6 feet. The deepest point, about 10 feet, is in the southwest corner. The main inflows are Arbuckle Creek from the north and Josephine Creek from the northwest. The G-85 structure, built in 1948–1949, releases water east into the Istokpoga Canal, which flows to the Kissimmee River. The S-68 structure, built in 1962, releases water south into the C-41A Canal, which carries it toward the Kissimmee River and Lake Okeechobee. These flood-control works ended the lake's natural high and low water levels. The lake has two interior islands, Big Island and Bumble Bee Island. More about Lake Istokpoga.
Boating rules on Lake Istokpoga
- Airboat noise ordinance applies to Lake Istokpoga (posted by the Friends of Istokpoga Lake Association) source
Community
Where people who use Lake Istokpoga talk about it.
- Friends of Istokpoga Lake Association, Inc. Association
- Friends of Istokpoga (Facebook group) Facebook
- Lake Istokpoga - FWC fishing site and forecast Agency
- Lake Istokpoga - BassResource Southeast Bass Fishing forum thread Forum
- Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Lake Istokpoga, Florida Reddit
Nearby launches
- Lake Istokpoga - Patton Avenue Primitive Airboat Ramp · 0.6 mi · Lake Istokpoga
- Lake Istokpoga (Boggy Branch) Public Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Lake Istokpoga
- Lake Istokpoga West - Windy Point Park · 1.4 mi · Lake Istokpoga
- Lake Clay Public Boat Ramp (East Side) · 1.9 mi · Lake Clay
- Lake Clay Public Boat Ramp (West Side) · 2.5 mi · Lake Clay
- Lake Apthorpe Public Boat Ramp · 3.1 mi · Lake Apthorpe
Sources
- South Florida Water Management District Managed Land Boat Ramps record -81.31587,27.32717 · Public record of the South Florida Water Management District (Florida Statutes ch. 119), provided as is; credit the District
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Florida Water Management District Managed Land Boat Ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.