Lake Silver (Winter Haven)
lake in Polk County, Florida, United States of America
Lake Silver is a natural freshwater lake located in central Winter Haven, Florida. This lake has a 51.73-acre (209,300 m2) surface area and is completely surrounded by offices, clinics, and residential areas. The lake, almost circular in shape, is surrounded on three sides by North and South Lake Silver Drive. Lake Silver Drive on the east side is also part of 1st Street North (SR 549). Lake Silver is surrounded by public land on all but its south and northwest shores. On the east side, 1st Street is only about 10 feet (3.0 m) away. On the north, North Lake Silver Drive is about 20 feet (6.1 m) away. On the entire west and southwest sides is parkland. Directly across 1st Street, to the southeast, is the Winter Haven Hospital campus. Beyond the housing to the south and across South Lake Silver Drive is the main campus of Gessler Clinic.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Lake Silver (Winter Haven)” is lake in Polk County, Florida, United States of America. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Lake, Silver and Winter, not as a finished interpretation.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6477781. Authority coordinates are 28.032, -81.728. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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