Bivensarm Lake
Alachua County, FloridaView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Bivensarm Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Impaired · Turbidity
- Limited data
Bivensarm Lake in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 175 µg/L.
Bivensarm Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Alachua County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 30 other monitored lakes in Alachua County, Bivensarm Lake ranks #28 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-07-15. 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. Bivensarm Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bivensarm 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 Bivensarm Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Bivensarm 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 0.7 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 175 µg/L. TSI 81.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 0.7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 175µg/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. | 81 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Water Temperature
Bivensarm Lake typically sits around 62°F at the surface in November. Summer average is about 88°F. Usually warmest in Aug (about 88°F) and coldest in Jan (about 60°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (60°F) to its warmest (88°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 26 field readings (2010–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Bivensarm Lake water temperature breakdown →
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Fishing Bivensarm Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+11.39 µg/L/yr5 years
EPA Impairment Status
Bivensarm Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL2718B · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Bivensarm Lake
Where is Bivensarm Lake?
- Bivensarm 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 Bivensarm Lake?
- Bivensarm Lake in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 175 µg/L.
Is Bivensarm Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bivensarm Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
What is the water temperature of Bivensarm Lake?
- Bivensarm Lake typically sits around 62°F at the surface in November, from 26 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2010–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
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Where this data comes from
32 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northeast District
21FLA_WQX32 samples · 2022–2025
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