Lake Beresford

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Lake Beresford is a freshwater lake along the St. Johns River in Volusia County, Florida, near the city of DeLand. The lake is 2.2 miles long and 0.5 mile wide, on the East side of the river, 107 miles south of Jacksonville. To the immediate south of the lake are the Hontoon Island and Blue Springs State Parks.

The lake is named after William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies (1743-1819) an anglo-irish noble and Archbishop who was the absentee owner of Beresford Plantation during the British period of Florida rule.

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Coordinates: 28°59'21"N 81°20'49"W

Hontoon Island State Park 3.5 km
Blue Spring State Park 4.8 km
Highland Park Fish Camp 8.5 km
DeLand Municipal Airport-Sidney H Taylor Field 11 km
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park 12 km
Volusia County, Florida 14 km
Clark Bay Conservation Area 17 km
Tiger Branch State Forest - West 20 km
Lake County, Florida 36 km
Ocala National Forest 44 km

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Hontoon Island State Park Blue Spring State Park Highland Park Fish Camp DeLand Municipal Airport-Sidney H Taylor Field Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park Volusia County, Florida Clark Bay Conservation Area Tiger Branch State Forest - West Lake County, Florida Ocala National Forest