Leeland Lake in Lehigh Acres holds a lot of history and is considered a geological gem.
“A lot of people at first they thought it was a lake, but it’s really a sinkhole. We had some scientist come out and take a depth finder and they found out it was over 200 some feet deep,” said AJ Stokes who works at the Lehigh Resort Club nearby.
Leeland Lake dates back to early 1940’s and was called Still Lake than.
We have guests that stay here and they always have a bunch of questions and ask about it. They are pretty surprised when they hear it’s a sinkhole. A lot of them get scared, Stokes said.
Lee County has only a handful of sinkholes, compared to Central Florida. But Leeland Lake is special; Lee County is looking to purchase the property with 20/20 conservation money.