Pasco County Lake Quality
Florida, 31 lakes, average grade B (Good)
Pasco County's 31 graded lakes fall in the moderate-density bracket for Florida. 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. With an average grade of B, Pasco County sits comfortably above the Florida median.
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. Pasco-Padgett North Lake (B) is the cleanest in the county.
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All Lakes in Pasco County
31 lakes · 14 graded, 17 not rated14 graded lakes · 17 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BPasco-Padgett North LakePasco | B | 5.6 ft | 19.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | BPasco-Jovita LakePasco | B | 6.5 ft | 21.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | BPasco-Bird LakePasco | B | 5.8 ft | 22 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | BPasco-East LakePasco | B | 11.9 ft | 13.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | BPasco-Big Vienna LakePasco | B | 4.4 ft | 26 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 6 | BLake LindaPasco | B | 3.3 ft | 20 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 7 | BCamp Lake SouthPasco | B | 4.6 ft | 14 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 8 | BPasco-Bell LakePasco | B | 6 ft | 24.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 9 | BBlackctr LakePasco | B | 3.1 ft | 32 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 10 | BLakethomasPasco | B | 8.4 ft | 17 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 11 | BGreen Lake NorthPasco | B | 5.7 ft | 17 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 12 | CPasco-King LakePasco | C | 3.5 ft | 55 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 13 | DPasco-Conley LakePasco | D | 1 ft | 108 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 14 | DBlanton Lake South LobePasco | D | 2 ft | 140 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| NRPasco-Minneola LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRPasco-Geneva LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRComo LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCrews Lake Off DockPasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRWyndham Lake @ CenterPasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRLake ThomasPasco | NR | 7.5 ft | 14 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRLake DowlingPasco | NR | 2 ft | 71 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRMoody LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRUnnamed LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRUnnamed LakePasco | NR | 2.6 ft | 18 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRChrise LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRLake WorrellPasco | NR | 1 ft | 56 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRGooseneck LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCurve LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRLkpadgett LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRLakefloydPasco | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCamp LakePasco | NR | No recent samples | 22 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.