Apopka Spring, Natural spring in Apopka, Florida.

Apopka Spring is a second-magnitude spring in the Gourd Neck bay of Lake Apopka, east of Clermont in Lake County, Florida. Its pool is roughly 180 feet across at the surface, and its vent starts 90 feet down and opens 45 feet below the surface. The spring discharges into Lake Apopka and is reachable only by boat, as the surrounding swampland is private property.

Apopka Spring lies in the Gourd Neck bay of Lake Apopka, into which it discharges, east of Clermont in Lake County. The surrounding swampland stayed undeveloped while suburban building spread around it, and the land remains private. A bottled water plant nearby draws from the aquifer system that feeds the spring.

The spring lies in Gourd Neck bay, where its pool discharges into Lake Apopka; the surrounding swampland is privately owned, so boaters view it from the water. A bottled water plant nearby draws from the aquifer system that feeds the spring, a use of the water that visitors often notice on the approach.

The spring can only be reached by boat, and the surrounding swampland is private property, so there is no land access or trail. The vent drops from 45 to 90 feet below the surface, and two divers died trying to explore it. The pool, about 180 feet across, runs clear at high flow and murky with lake water at low flow.

The spring's vent begins 90 feet below the surface and opens at 45 feet down; two divers died trying to explore it. The pool measures roughly 180 feet across at the surface, and a nearby bottled water plant draws from the aquifer that feeds the spring.