Miami-Dade County Lake Quality
Florida, 9 lakes, average grade B (Good)
Only 9 lakes in Miami-Dade County carry an active grade. The county-level summary is therefore representative of those specific lakes, not necessarily of every water body in the county. With an average grade of B, Miami-Dade County sits comfortably above the Florida median.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the grades sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest lake on the books is Miami-Dade-Highland Lake (B); the most-stressed is Miami-Dade-Highland Lake (B).
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All Lakes in Miami-Dade County
9 lakes · 7 graded, 2 not rated7 graded lakes · 2 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMiami-Dade-Highland LakeMiami-Dade | B | 9 ft | 10 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | BMiami-Dade-LakeridgeMiami-Dade | B | 10.3 ft | 8 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | BMiami-Dade-Oakland LakeMiami-Dade | B | 12.3 ft | 7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 4 | BMiami-Dade-E LakeMiami-Dade | B | 15 ft | 7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 5 | BMiami-Dade-Sunrise LakeMiami-Dade | B | 4.4 ft | 22.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 6 | BMiami-Dade-Mitchell LakeMiami-Dade | B | 7.5 ft | 17 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 7 | BMiami-Dade-Saga LakeMiami-Dade | B | 13 ft | 7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| NRMiami-Dade-Esplanade LakeMiami-Dade | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRAmelia Earnhart Park LakeMiami-Dade | NR | 3.3 ft | 7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = not rated: there is not enough recent sampling to support a letter. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.