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Bcklk Lake

Seminole County, FloridaView mapDirections

Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Bcklk Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
6.6 ft
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2023
Phosphorus
13 µg/L
Less phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Trend
Improving
6 years of samples
  • Impaired · pH / acidity
  • Limited data

Bcklk Lake in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L.

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Bcklk Lake is a lake in Seminole County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2023-06-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bcklk Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bcklk 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.

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Water quality measurements for Bcklk Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Bcklk Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft. Phosphorus 13 µg/L. TSI 46.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)6.6ftMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus13µg/LMeasured, 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.46Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Fishing Bcklk Lake

Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).

  • Water clarity

    Stable

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -3.84 µg/L/yr5 years

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EPA Impairment Status

Bcklk Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).

Causes of impairment

pH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL2991B · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Bcklk Lake

Where is Bcklk Lake?

Bcklk Lake is a lake in Seminole County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Bcklk Lake?

Bcklk Lake in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L.

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Is Bcklk Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bcklk Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for pH / acidity. 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.

Collected and reported by

  • 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.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database