Lake Weohyakapka
Lake in the state of Florida, United States
27°49′15″N 81°24′49″W / 27.8208927°N 81.4135963°W / 27.8208927; -81.4135963Lake Weohyakapka is a lake in Polk County, Florida, in the United States.[1] The name is derived from the Creek language, most likely meaning "walking on water".[2] The turpentine settlement of Walinwa (Walk In Water) was once located by the lake and was connected to other logging, sawmill, and turpentine industry towns by the Kissimmee River Railway, a Seaboard Air Line Railway subsidiary operated by the then nationalized railroad operator (United States Railroad Administration).
Walk-in-the-Water Wildlife Management Area (WMA) abuts one part of the shore.[3]
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