Lakes / Florida / Hernando County

Lakes in Hernando County, Florida

43 lakes counted in Hernando County - the largest is Hancock Lake at 478 acres.

Lakes Counted

478 acres

Largest - Hancock Lake

Hernando County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Hancock Lake	Pasco, Hernando	478 acres	-
2	Hunters Lake	Hernando	344 acres	-
3	Weekiwachee Prairie Lake	Hernando	313 acres	-
4	Tooke Lake	Hernando	231 acres	-
5	Neff Lake	Hernando	220 acres	-
6	Bystre Lake	Hernando	217 acres	-
7	Simmons Prairie Lake	Hernando	148 acres	-
8	Hog Pond	Hernando	147 acres	-
9	Mountain Lake	Hernando	120 acres	-
10	Lake Lindsey	Hernando	115 acres	-
11	Grear Hope Pond	Hernando	108 acres	-
12	Skinner Lake	Hernando	105 acres	-
13	Silver Lake	Hernando, Sumter	98 acres	-
14	Oriole Lake	Hernando	92 acres	-
15	Nicks Lake	Hernando	91 acres	-
16	Long Lake	Hernando	88 acres	-
17	Saint Clair Lake	Hernando	87 acres	-
18	Mud Lake	Pasco, Hernando	82 acres	-
19	Dowling Lake	Pasco, Hernando	79 acres	-
20	Stafford Lake	Hernando	75 acres	-
21	Whitehurst Pond	Hernando	75 acres	-
22	Lake Geneva	Hernando	58 acres	-
23	McKethan Lake	Hernando	56 acres	-
24	Spring Lake	Hernando	55 acres	-
25	Island Prairie Pond	Hernando	52 acres	-
26	Lane Pond	Hernando	49 acres	-
27	Boat Pond	Hernando	48 acres	-
28	Flag Pond	Hernando	47 acres	-
29	May Prairie	Hernando	44 acres	-
30	Spring Lake Prairie	Hernando	42 acres	-
31	McClendon Lake	Hernando	35 acres	-
32	Sand Pond	Hernando	34 acres	-
33	Rock Pond	Hernando	34 acres	-
34	Blue Sink Pond	Hernando	33 acres	-
35	Rock Pond	Hernando	31 acres	-
36	Townsen Lake	Hernando	31 acres	-
37	Tank Lake	Hernando	30 acres	-
38	Highland Lake	Hernando	30 acres	-
39	Coon Prairie Pond	Hernando	29 acres	-
40	Irvin Lake	Hernando	28 acres	-
41	Coogler Pond	Hernando	27 acres	-
42	Grassy Pond	Hernando	26 acres	-
43	Lake Francis	Hernando	26 acres	-

Sources: Florida FWC lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.