Charlotte County Lake Quality
Florida, 14 lakes, measured by Florida DEP
Charlotte County has 14 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. 7 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. For Charlotte 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.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Charlotte-Casa-de-Medows Lake.
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All Lakes in Charlotte County
14 lakes · 7 ranked on readings, 7 without enough sampling7 lakes ranked on readings · 7 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte-Casa-de-Medows LakeCharlotte | 1.7 ft | 27 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Tributary To Myakka LakeCharlotte | No recent samples | 45 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | East Pond OutfallCharlotte | No recent samples | 50 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | Hog Branch LakeCharlotte | No recent samples | 49 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | Charlotte-Sturgeon LakeCharlotte | 2.5 ft | 68 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 6 | Charlotte-Sunapee LakeCharlotte | 1.8 ft | 129.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 7 | West Pond OutfallCharlotte | No recent samples | 68 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Thimble LakeCharlotte | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Crooked Arm LakeCharlotte | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Powerline LakeCharlotte | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Between the Grades LakeCharlotte | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Ladle LakeCharlotte | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Jim Long LakeCharlotte | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Boggess HoleCharlotte | 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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