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Lochloosa Lake
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Location	Alachua County, Florida
Coordinates	29°31′00.296″N 82°07′14.19″W / 29.51674889°N 82.1206083°W / 29.51674889; -82.1206083
Type	lake
Primary outflows	Cross Creek
Surface area	6,100 acres (2,500 ha)
Max. depth	10 feet (3.0 m)

Lochloosa Lake is a lake about 6,100 acres (2,500 ha) in area in Alachua County, Florida, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Hawthorne, and is up to 10 feet (3.0 m) deep. It is drained by Cross Creek into Orange Lake. It is largely surrounded by the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area, and is a Fish Management Area. Lochloosa Creek is its largest tributary. The lake is noted for bass fishing

As of 2017^[update], the lake has not returned to levels seen before a drought in 2012. The lake has become choked with weeds such as hydrilla. The water level in the lake varies by up to 10 feet (3.0 m). The variation in water level is healthy for the lake, and the Orange Creek Basin Advisory Council decided to not try to force a stable water level.