Akron Lake
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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Akron Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Akron Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30.5 µg/L.
Akron Lake is a lake in Lake County, Florida. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2023-07-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Akron Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Akron Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Akron Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 30.5 µg/L. TSI 57.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 30.5µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 57 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2023–2025). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving3 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+4 µg/L/yr3 years
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Frequently asked questions about Akron Lake
Where is Akron Lake?
- Akron Lake is a lake in Lake County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Akron Lake?
- Akron Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30.5 µg/L.
Is Akron Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
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- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2023
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.