Cleanest Lakes in Florida
Jacc Lake in Walton County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of A and 9.3 ft of clarity. Below are the top 50 cleanest monitored lakes in Florida, ranked by EPA water quality score.
Ranked List
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacc Lake | Walton | A | 9.3 ft | 12 µg/L | 5.3 µg/L |
| 2 | Bay-Deer Point Lake | Bay | B | 4 ft | 14 µg/L | - |
| 3 | Lake Lancaster West | Orange | B | 3.5 ft | 28 µg/L | - |
| 4 | Eastern Lake Outlet | Walton | B | 4.2 ft | 16 µg/L | - |
| 5 | Highlands-Sirena Lake | Highlands | B | 16 ft | 8 µg/L | - |
| 6 | Seminole-Secret Lake | Seminole | B | 4.5 ft | 21.5 µg/L | - |
| 7 | Brevard-Clear Lake | Brevard | B | 9.8 ft | 21 µg/L | - |
| 8 | Polk-Fannie Lake | Polk | B | 3.5 ft | 28 µg/L | - |
| 9 | Volusia-North Talmadge Lake | Volusia | B | 4.5 ft | 22 µg/L | - |
| 10 | Seminole-Spring Lake | Seminole | B | 3 ft | 24 µg/L | - |
| 11 | Alachua-Santa Fe Painter Canal Lake | Alachua | B | 5.5 ft | 24 µg/L | - |
| 12 | Lake Rowena | Orange | B | 1.8 ft | 34 µg/L | - |
| 13 | Marion-Deerback Lake | Marion | B | 7 ft | 11 µg/L | - |
| 14 | Putnam-Suggs Lake | Putnam | B | 2 ft | 35 µg/L | - |
| 15 | Hillsborough-Flynn Lake | Hillsborough | B | 6 ft | 10.5 µg/L | - |
| 16 | Western Lake Middle | Walton | B | 4 ft | 9 µg/L | - |
| 17 | Alachua-Elizabeth Lake | Alachua | B | 3 ft | 16 µg/L | - |
| 18 | Lake-Emma | Lake | B | 6.5 ft | 12 µg/L | - |
| 19 | Hillsborough-Lutz Lake | Hillsborough | B | 6.5 ft | 22.5 µg/L | - |
| 20 | Camp Creek Roadside Lake | Walton | B | 3.3 ft | 12 µg/L | - |
| 21 | Hillsborough-Dan Lake | Hillsborough | B | 4.8 ft | 24 µg/L | - |
| 22 | Campbell Lake Middle | Walton | B | 9 ft | 9 µg/L | - |
| 23 | Walton-Powell Lake | Walton | B | 3.5 ft | 15.5 µg/L | - |
| 24 | Walton-Western Lake | Walton | B | 6 ft | 10 µg/L | - |
| 25 | Orange-Holden Lake | Orange | B | 10.5 ft | 16 µg/L | - |
| 26 | Fuller Lake Middle | Walton | B | 2.5 ft | 13.5 µg/L | - |
| 27 | Seminole-Bear Gully Lake | Seminole | B | 3.3 ft | 34.5 µg/L | - |
| 28 | Highlands-Verona Lake | Highlands | B | 13.2 ft | 12 µg/L | - |
| 29 | Columbia-Jeffery Lake | Columbia | B | 4 ft | 15.5 µg/L | - |
| 30 | Seminole-Clear Lake | Seminole | B | 5.3 ft | 21 µg/L | - |
| 31 | Seminole-Crystal Bowl Lake | Seminole | B | 11 ft | 10.5 µg/L | - |
| 32 | Olc Lake | Alachua | B | 2 ft | 36.8 µg/L | - |
| 33 | Osceola-Buck Lake | Osceola | B | 3 ft | 27 µg/L | - |
| 34 | Seminole-Silver Lake | Seminole | B | 13 ft | 12 µg/L | - |
| 35 | Orange-Olivia Lake | Orange | B | 11.5 ft | 12 µg/L | - |
| 36 | Hillsborough-Magdalene Lake | Hillsborough | B | 7 ft | 16 µg/L | - |
| 37 | Lake Mare Prairie | Orange | B | 2.5 ft | 40.5 µg/L | - |
| 38 | Osceola-Fish Lake | Osceola | B | 4 ft | 36 µg/L | - |
| 39 | Lake-Louisa | Lake | B | 1.3 ft | 17 µg/L | - |
| 40 | Citrus-Floral City Lake | Citrus | B | 5 ft | 26 µg/L | - |
| 41 | Lake-Joanna | Lake | B | 7.5 ft | 9 µg/L | - |
| 42 | Hillsborough-Strawberry Lake | Hillsborough | B | 3.5 ft | 21 µg/L | - |
| 43 | Walton-Spring Lake | Walton | B | 8.2 ft | 14 µg/L | - |
| 44 | Walton-Alligator Lake | Walton | B | 2 ft | 12 µg/L | - |
| 45 | Pinellas-Hewitt Lake | Pinellas | B | 5 ft | 16 µg/L | - |
| 46 | Hillsborough-Leclare Lake | Hillsborough | B | 6 ft | 19 µg/L | - |
| 47 | Lee-Harborage East Lake | Lee | B | 5 ft | 9 µg/L | - |
| 48 | Volusia-Winnemissett Lake | Volusia | B | 14 ft | 10 µg/L | - |
| 49 | Bay-Powell Lake | Bay | B | 4.5 ft | 13 µg/L | - |
| 50 | Bluelake | Volusia | B | 3 ft | 42.6 µg/L | - |