At the center of the Orlando flag, it represents Lake Eola's famous fountain.

Lake Eola is a small lake in Downtown Orlando, Florida, located at 28°32′37″N, 81°22′22″W in Summerlin Park (commonly mistakenly called Lake Eola Park). The lake is actually a sinkhole and it is famous for its fountain. The sinkhole is located north of the fountain and goes to a depth of approximately 80 ft. The fountain changes colors at night like a light show and in the daytime it looks like a UFO landed in the pond. The lake is 4,529 feet in circumference and 23 acres large. A 0.85-mile (1.37 km) multi-use sidewalk circles the water. Downtown as seen from Interstate 4. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... Devils Hole near Hawthorne, Florida, USA. A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the removal of soil or bedrock, often both, by water. ... Drainage basin. ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10 000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ... Orlando City Flag. ... Orlando City Flag. ... For other uses, see Orlando (disambiguation). ... The worlds highest fountain: King Fahds Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Three traditional fountain features: a low jet, a pair of raised basins, and sculpture with a water theme, here hippocamps (Villa Borghese, Rome) A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source (Latin fons... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... Downtown as seen from Interstate 4. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Devils Hole near Hawthorne, Florida, USA. A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the removal of soil or bedrock, often both, by water. ... The worlds highest fountain: King Fahds Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Three traditional fountain features: a low jet, a pair of raised basins, and sculpture with a water theme, here hippocamps (Villa Borghese, Rome) A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source (Latin fons... A light show consists of lasers which move in a programmed sequence, usually with music that is playing. ... UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... The circumference is the distance around a closed curve. ...

The lake is surrounded by 4 streets. They are:

• East Robinson Street (State Road 526)
• Rosalind Avenue (SR 527)
• East Central Boulevard
• North Eola Drive

Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando is one of the famous destinations along SR 526. ...

History

The park and pond were established in 1888 when the first parcel of land, the first of many that were donated to the City of Orlando by several different families. The area was officially declared as a park in 1892. Oddly, at times, the park was a zoo, a horse race track, tennis courts, a pier with a dance area, and music broadcast by a local radio station. The fountain was installed in 1912 with a cost of $10,000 dollars. A replacement, originally dubbed the "Millennium Fountain," was installed in 1957 with a cost of $350,000 dollars. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... For other uses, see Pond (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Zoo (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ...

Hours

6 a.m. to midnight.

Events

Spin City Classic: March - Spring time sanctioned professional and amateur bicycle racing on the streets around the park. For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ...

Fiesta in the Park: (Hours 10 am - 5 pm both days) - First full weekend in November and in April - (600) Booth Arts/Crafts Show, entertainment and food, It's a great time to obtain hand made gifts for the holidays.

Fire Works Over the Fountain: July 4th celebration entertainment and food start 4 pm and fire works at dark. Fourth of July redirects here. ...

Drought

In 2007, Lake Eola seemed to be experiencing a drought almost, where the water level decreased drastically. This is confirmed as the small rental boats cannot be taken out on the lake and the underside of the fountain can be seen. Service crews had to partially drain the lake that year to perform maintenace on the drainage surrounding systems. The lake has since returned to normal levels via rainwater runoff.

See also

• Downtown Orlando
• Orlando, Florida
• Pond