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SADDLE CREEK PARK
3716 Morgan Combee Rd
Lakeland, Florida 33801-9628
(863) 834-6035
http://www.saddlecreekpark.com
Saddle Creek Park is situated between Winter Haven and Lakeland in Central Polk County, Florida. It is managed and maintained by Polk County Leisure Services who do a great job of caring for the park. Polk county is in central Florida and is about half way between Orlando and Tampa.
The Upper Saddle Creek watershed is one of the most mining-affected sub-basins in the Peace River watershed. The Upper Saddle Creek flows into Lake Hancock, and can technically be considered a headwater stream of the Peace River. The drainage basin consists primarily of urban development and industrial activities. Much of the adjacent areas to the stream have been mined by the phosphate industry. There is a small amount of crop and pasture land.
Thanks to the phosphate mining, the Saddle Creek Park waters are formatted in strips – often narrow "fingers" that make for endless photo opportunities of wildlife...this paddler's dream!
3716 Morgan Combee Rd
Lakeland, Florida 33801-9628
(863) 834-6035
http://www.saddlecreekpark.com
Saddle Creek Park is situated between Winter Haven and Lakeland in Central Polk County, Florida. It is managed and maintained by Polk County Leisure Services who do a great job of caring for the park. Polk county is in central Florida and is about half way between Orlando and Tampa.
The Upper Saddle Creek watershed is one of the most mining-affected sub-basins in the Peace River watershed. The Upper Saddle Creek flows into Lake Hancock, and can technically be considered a headwater stream of the Peace River. The drainage basin consists primarily of urban development and industrial activities. Much of the adjacent areas to the stream have been mined by the phosphate industry. There is a small amount of crop and pasture land.
Thanks to the phosphate mining, the Saddle Creek Park waters are formatted in strips – often narrow "fingers" that make for endless photo opportunities of wildlife...this paddler's dream!
© April L. Gustetter
