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Amelia Earnhart Park Lake

NR
Not yet rated
3.3 ft clear · Mesotrophic
Limited DataMesotrophic

Amelia Earnhart Park Lake in Miami-Dade County, Florida is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L.

Clarity
3.3 ft
Max depth
~32 ft est.

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Why Amelia Earnhart Park Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Amelia Earnhart Park Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). Sampling here has recorded water clarity and phosphorus, but not algae (chlorophyll-a).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by FDEP and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Amelia Earnhart Park Lake is a lake in Miami-Dade County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 32 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-08-16. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Amelia Earnhart Park Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus level: 7 µg/L. Trophic State Index: 46.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)3.3 ftNot graded
Phosphorus7 µg/LNot graded
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)46Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~32 ft est.
Average Depth~7 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Florida has not published bathymetry for Amelia Earnhart Park Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
3 sq mi
Surface area
89 acres
Shoreline
1.7 mi
Elevation
16 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

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EPA Impairment Status

Amelia Earnhart Park Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Oxygen depletion (low DO)

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL3285 · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (1.58 km)

Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby

4 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Amelia Earnhart Park Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 4 classified by the EPA as major dischargers. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.

  • Hialeah - MS4
    Hialeah · 4.2 mi away · NPDES FLS000023
    MajorRecent violation
  • Hialeah Gardens, City Of
    Hialeah Gardens · 4 mi away · NPDES FLS267074
    Major
  • Medley, Town Of
    Medley · 4.1 mi away · NPDES FLS267112
    Major
  • Miami Springs, City Of
    Miami Springs · 4.6 mi away · NPDES FLS267147
    Major

Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.

Graded lakes near Amelia Earnhart Park Lake

Amelia Earnhart Park Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Amelia Earnhart Park Lake

Where is Amelia Earnhart Park Lake?

Amelia Earnhart Park Lake is a lake in Miami-Dade County, Florida. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for Amelia Earnhart Park Lake?

Amelia Earnhart Park Lake in Miami-Dade County, Florida is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L.

Is Amelia Earnhart Park Lake safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Amelia Earnhart Park Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

How deep is Amelia Earnhart Park Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Amelia Earnhart Park Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 32 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Planning a trip around Biscayne?

Amelia Earnhart Park Lake is about 28 miles from Biscayne National Park. Crowds there swing hard by season, so the month you pick changes both how busy the park is and what lodging costs.

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Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2022
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database

Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)