Is There a Cleaner Lake Near East Lake Middle?
Compared against 4 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Florida.
East Lake Middle holds Grade D (Nutrient-rich). Of the 4 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so East Lake Middle is the cleanest graded water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lake Middle | Hillsborough County | D | This lake | — |
| Hillsborough-East Lake | Hillsborough County | D | 0 mi | 1.3 ft |
| East Lake North | Hillsborough County | D | 0.2 mi | — |
| East Lake South | Hillsborough County | D | 0.2 mi | — |
| Lake Roberta | Hillsborough County | D | 4.3 mi | 1.3 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares East Lake Middle only with neighbouring lakes in Floridathat carry a letter of their own, within 30 miles. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.