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Brevard County Lake Quality

Florida, 34 lakes, measured by Florida DEP

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. 10 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. For Brevard County the spread behind the average matters more than the average itself: a few nutrient-rich lakes among many clear ones produce the same figure as the inverse.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed. Brevard-Clear Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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All Lakes in Brevard County

34 lakes · 10 ranked on readings, 24 without enough sampling10 lakes ranked on readings · 24 without enough sampling, hidden

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#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	Brevard-Clear LakeBrevard	9.8 ft	21 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
2	Brevard-South LakeBrevard	2.8 ft	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
3	Fox Lake @ Center of Se LobeBrevard	2.3 ft	44 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
4	Brevard-Fox LakeBrevard	2 ft	53 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
5	Fox Lake @ Center of West LobeBrevard	1.3 ft	50 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
6	Lwc LakeBrevard	1.6 ft	107.4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
7	Brevard-Washington LakeBrevard	2 ft	87 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
8	Ruthlkecen LakeBrevard	1.3 ft	87.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
9	Florencelk LakeBrevard	1.3 ft	150 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
10	Fox LakeBrevard	1.6 ft	70 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake PoinsBrevard	1.6 ft	130 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Fay Lake @ Ne CornerBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Brevard-Park LakeBrevard	2.2 ft	70.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lkhellnblz LakeBrevard	1.8 ft	90 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Ltlswgrslk LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Swgrasslk LakeBrevard	2 ft	53 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake WashingtonBrevard	0.8 ft	165 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Sawgrass Lake East of CenterBrevard	1.6 ft	66 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	LakeBrevard	1.3 ft	18 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lkwashngt LakeBrevard	1.3 ft	240 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lkwndr LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lkwshgtn LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Lwindr LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Clark LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Silver LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Ellis LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Buck LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Freshwater LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Loughman LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	3 ft	Not recorded
	Salt LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Roach HoleBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Moore PondBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Halfway LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Honeymoon LakeBrevard	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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