Alachua-Watermelon Pond
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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Alachua-Watermelon Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Oligotrophic
- Limited data
Alachua-Watermelon Pond in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L.
Alachua-Watermelon Pond is a cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Alachua County, Florida. Compared to the 30 other monitored lakes in Alachua County, Alachua-Watermelon Pond ranks #13 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-01-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
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-Watermelon Pond 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-Watermelon Pond
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Alachua-Watermelon Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 7 µg/L. TSI 32.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 7µg/L | Good 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. | 32 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Where is Alachua-Watermelon Pond?
- Alachua-Watermelon Pond 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-Watermelon Pond?
- Alachua-Watermelon Pond in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L.
Is Alachua-Watermelon Pond 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
27 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2021–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
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21FLKWAT_WQX27 samples · 2021–2022
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.