▁are ▁notable ▁for ▁their ▁red ▁to ▁tea - color ed ▁water ▁from ▁t ann ic ▁acid . ▁US ▁ 2 7 ▁par alle ls ▁the ▁chain ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁Main ▁la kes ▁The ▁three ▁largest ▁la kes , ▁Louis a , ▁Min neh aha , ▁and ▁Min ne ola ▁const itute ▁the ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁chain . ▁ ▁Louis a ▁ ▁Louis a ▁the ▁largest ▁lake , ▁is ▁shall ow ▁and ▁flat - bottom ed ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 0 ▁feet . ▁It ▁features ▁Lake ▁Louis a ▁State ▁Park ▁on ▁its ▁southern ▁shore . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁la kes h ore ▁is ▁developed ▁with ▁sub urban ▁sub div isions . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁park ▁flows ▁the ▁primary ▁in flow s ▁of ▁the ▁lake . ▁Little ▁Creek ▁origin ates ▁from ▁the ▁Lake / Pol k ▁County ▁border ▁and ▁Big ▁Creek ▁starts ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Sw amp ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Lake ▁Wales ▁R idge ▁around ▁Lake ▁Low ery ▁in ▁Pol k ▁County ▁as ▁Green ▁Sw amp ▁Run . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁Lake ▁Louis a ▁flows ▁Cro oked ▁Creek ▁into ▁Lake ▁Susan , ▁a ▁small ▁lake ▁with ▁similar ▁depth ▁to ▁Lake ▁Louis a ▁surrounded ▁by ▁sw am pl and . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁boat ▁r amp ▁on ▁Cro oked ▁Creek . ▁ ▁Min neh aha ▁ ▁A ▁short ▁river ▁connect s ▁Lake ▁Susan ▁to ▁Lake ▁Min neh aha , ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁lake . ▁Min neh aha ▁aver ages ▁ 1 4 ▁feet ▁in ▁depth