Alachua-Kingswood Lake
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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Alachua-Kingswood Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
Alachua-Kingswood Lake in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 156.5 µg/L.
Alachua-Kingswood Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Alachua County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 30 other monitored lakes in Alachua County, Alachua-Kingswood Lake ranks #24 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-03-31. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyElevated nutrients
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Alachua-Kingswood 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 Alachua-Kingswood Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Alachua-Kingswood 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 2.5 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 156.5 µg/L. TSI 70.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.5ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 157µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| 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. | 70 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Fishing Alachua-Kingswood Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2020–2024).
Water clarity
Improving4 years
Phosphorus
Improving-26.3 µg/L/yr4 years
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Frequently asked questions about Alachua-Kingswood Lake
Where is Alachua-Kingswood Lake?
- Alachua-Kingswood Lake is a lake in Alachua County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Alachua-Kingswood Lake?
- Alachua-Kingswood Lake in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 156.5 µg/L.
Is Alachua-Kingswood 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
199 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
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21FLKWAT_WQX199 samples · 2020–2025
Monitoring station identifiers (3)
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.