Florida / Lake Talquin /
Lake Talquin State Forest - High Bluff Recreation Area
Boat ramp · on Lake Talquin · near Quincy · Florida
Open per Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 8 spaces
- Restrooms
- Composting toilet
- Hours
- 24 Hours
- Managed by
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consermer Services
- Website
- fdacs.gov
- Coordinates
- 30.45955, -84.49860
On Lake Talquin
Lake Talquin is a reservoir on the Ochlockonee River between Leon and Gadsden counties in north Florida. It lies about 10 miles west of Tallahassee, and its name joins the names of Tallahassee and Quincy. The lake formed in 1927, when the Jackson Bluff Dam was built on the Ochlockonee to generate hydroelectric power. Florida Power Corporation built the 60-foot earthen dam, and the plant there is one of only two hydroelectric plants in Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) gives the lake's size as 8,800 acres, with an average depth of 15 feet and a maximum depth of 40 feet. Other sources give figures from about 7,800 to 12,000 acres. The lake is almost 20 miles long and mostly about 1 mile wide. In 1971 Florida Power Corp. gave about 20,000 acres of uplands and 10,000 acres of lake bottom to the state. More about Lake Talquin.
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Nearby launches
- Coe Landing · 1.0 mi · Lake Talquin
- Williams Landing · 1.6 mi · Lake Talquin
- Jack Vause Landing · 2.3 mi · Lake Talquin
- Joe Budd Aquatic Conservation and Education Center (Seasonal Weekend Access Only) · 2.5 mi · Joe Budd Pond
- Luther Hall Landing · 5.1 mi · Lake Talquin
- Ochlockonee River at Highway 90 · 5.5 mi · Ochlockonee River
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record GA00078JL · Open data; credit to FWC-FWRI requested
- OpenStreetMap n2867994098 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.