Lake Winder

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Lake Winder is a Script error: No such module "convert". lake in Brevard County, located in the River Lakes Conservation Area. The lake was named after U.S. Army Captain Edward Winder. Early in 1838 Winder was assigned to scout the area for Seminoles. He discovered Lake Poinsett. The smaller lake to the south was named after Winder.[1] The nearest settlement is unincorporated Viera, Florida, Script error: No such module "convert". to the east. It's the third largest lake in Brevard County. It is part of the St. Johns River system and governed by the St. Johns River Water Management District.

Geography

Lake Winder is at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. It is located approximately between US 192 and the Beachline. The lake is located Script error: No such module "convert". upstream (south) of Lake Poinsett. The waterway to it is navigable. It is located downstream (north) of Lake Washington, FL. The St. Johns River flows north.

About Script error: No such module "convert". to the west is CR 419.

It is accessible only by boat from the north and south on the St. Johns River, as well as by two canals from the Viera area.

Footnotes

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  1. Blakey, Arch F. General John H. Winder, CSA (Refer to page showing genealogical chart of the Winder family); Ervin, William R. Let Us Alone; http://johneriksen.net/bc/bc_cb.htm Eriksen, John M. Brevard County, Florida: A Short History to 1955

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