Lake Washington

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Lake Washington is the largest lake in Brevard County, Florida at 4,362 acres (17.65 km²). The lake may have been named for the U.S. Deputy Surveyor Colonel Henry Washington, after he surveyed the area in 1844.
Lake Washington is the main source for drinking water by Melbourne and some surrounding communities.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Washington_(Florida)

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Coordinates: 28°8'28"N 80°44'49"W

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rjsilverback (guest)

The lake was named after the one time owner of the land that is now Lake Washington. George Washinton Hopkins. Lake washington was pasture land until it was damned to create a resovoir for the Melbourne area's drinking water.

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Lamplighter Village 5.8 km
Kingsmill Subdivision 6.6 km
WM Melbourne Landfill 6.9 km
River Lakes Conservation Area 11 km
Carriage Gate 12 km
Sawgrass Lakes 12 km
Palm Bay Regional Park 15 km
U.S. Air Force Malabar Transmitter Annex 15 km
Brevard County, Florida 19 km
Three Forks Conservation Area 21 km

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Lamplighter Village Kingsmill Subdivision WM Melbourne Landfill River Lakes Conservation Area Carriage Gate Sawgrass Lakes Palm Bay Regional Park U.S. Air Force Malabar Transmitter Annex Brevard County, Florida Three Forks Conservation Area