Harris Lake

Lake Harris is one of a chain of lakes at the headwaters of the Ocklawaha River in central Florida. Its waters connect with Lake Eustis through the Dead River, and the Ocklawaha ultimately joins the St. Johns. The lake lies in a country of shallow waters and wetlands once inhabited by Timucua-speaking peoples. An 1823 map used the name Lake Eustis for the lake, honouring Colonel Abraham Eustis; the name Harris came later.