Thread: Susan and Louisa

Is this the louisa lake just south of clermont, if so the state park opens at 8:00 365 days a year. No gasoline motors allowed in 4 of the 6 lakes connected. According to the park website.

There is a canal between Louisa and Susan. There is a sand bar at the opening to Louisa. I was wondering how bad it is?

Fished there about two weeks ago and the water was fairly high. With all the rain we've had the last couple of weeks it will be fine. There is a shallow area at the mouth of the crooked river going into Lake Louisa but it shouldn't be a problem to navigate. At the worst, a trimmed motor will slide right over it. I have a 19 ft flats with a fairly shallow draft. I also navigated the Crooked River to Lake Susan with no problems.

I think I will head that way on Friday!

A little over a month ago the water was flowing BIG TIME out of a small stream located on the southwest shore. My brother and myself had no idea where the heck this water was flowing from but were happy to see it. This water flowed for at least a week or two and the whole chain seemed to come up about a good foot or two.

Then just as quick as it started................. it stopped again.

some folks tell me Disney is in control of this water and others say it was a release from the Green swamp.........either or it sure was nice to see the water come up, just a shame it couldn’t continue to run for another few weeks. The chain still appears more then a few feet below past water levels by witness of the still high boat docks but the released water made getting around a whole lot easier for most boats even the larger pontoon boats.

Still a lil skinny at the mouth of Louisa 1.5-2 feet but more then enough to move through.

No one is having any issues getting around the crooked river lately and you should be good to go

Good Luck!

Great info. Wish it would come up another 4 or 5 feet, though!

Originally Posted by flslabhunter1

Great info. Wish it would come up another 4 or 5 feet, though!

The lakes are intentionally lowered in the spring and kept that way until almost the end of hurricane season.

Too much development in the state has caused an abundance of concern about flooding. IF they didn't lower them substantially and a tropical event put 8-10 inches into the watershed - some folks would wake up in Cuba!

It's hard to believe that is the case for Louisa and Susan because they are down in a whole and all of the houses are already well elevated above the water. It would take more than a depression to get the water level that high!