Current Events!
The lake is in Dry Down as of June 7th. 2021.
Water is draining and parts of the lake are becoming prairie.
What exactly does this mean?
As part of FDEP, The Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve team has put together a FAQ to help understand this natural cycle.
Recreation
Water skiing, boating, sailing, fishing, birdwatching are some of the most popular activities on Lake Jackson…read more
Hydrology
Lake Jackson remains one of the only large sinkhole lakes in Florida in which the hydrology remains unaltered by man...read more
Dry Down
Scientists say there are several sinkholes out in the body of the lake that feed into limestone caverns, and ultimately flow into the Floridan Aquifer...read more.
Plants
The lake and its basin have a very prominant presence of both aquatic and terrestial (land-based) exotic invasive plants…read more.