# Lake Region Lakes Management District > Preserving Our Lakes, Sustaining Our Legacy ## Posts - [Hello world!](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! ## Pages - [Home](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/): Preserving Our Lakes, Sustaining Our LegacyAn independent special district caring for 60 lakes, 21 navigable canals and 20 public boat ramps across the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes since 1919.Find a boat rampThe lock is open 7 a.m. - [Links](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/links/): Partner agencies and neighbours who publish information about our lakes. These links leave the district's website and open in a new tab. - [Contact Us](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/contact-us/): Call, email or send a message below. For a lock, ramp or navigation hazard that needs attention today, please call the office. - [About the District](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/about-us/): The Lake Region Lakes Management District is an independent special taxing district created by a special act of the Florida Legislature and governed by a state-approved charter. - [Projects](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/projects/): Docks, boat ramps, seawalls, canals and eight water-control structures, designed, built and maintained by the district's own crew of twelve. - [Meetings and Budget](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/meeting-dates-and-budget/): The Board of Commissioners meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the district office, 804 Avenue X SW, Winter Haven. - [Lake Levels](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/lake-levels/): District staff record the chain's gauge reading each working day. The two most recent months are charted below and listed in full, the way staff enter them. - [Boat Ramps and Lakes](https://preview.lakesmgmtdist.com/public-access-boat-ramps/): Forty lakes, twenty public boat ramps and a self-operated lock connect the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes. [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)