CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction ....................................................... 417 Location of the Lakes................................................ 48 Characteristics ..................................................... 48 Origin and History of Development ................................... 49 Relation of the Basins to the Level of Permanent Underground Water.. 52 Descriptions of Typical Lakes...................................... .5 Lake Jamonia, Leon County ..................................... 53 Lake Jackson, Leon County ................ .................... 5 Lake Lafayette, Leon County ..................................... 57 Lake Miccosukee, Jefferson County .............................. 5 Alligator Lake, Columbia County................................ 6 Alachua Lake, Alachua County ................................... 62 Ocheesee Lake, Jackson County ..................................67/ Methods of DrainageBy Surface Ditching............................................. 68 By Wells ...................................................... 68 Summary .......................................................... 74