Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Hancock North Lake?
Compared against 3 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Florida.
Hancock North Lake holds Grade B (Good). Of the 3 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Hancock North Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock North Lake | Orange County | B | This lake | 5.9 ft |
| Hancock Lake | Orange County | B | 0.4 mi | 7.5 ft |
| Ingrameast Lake | Orange County | B | 1.5 mi | 5.9 ft |
| Speer Lake | Orange County | B | 1.6 mi | 2.6 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 Hancock North Lake 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.