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

Buck Lake

Brevard County, Florida384 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.

Area

384 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

11.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Buck Lake in Brevard County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 384 acres.

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Buck Lake is a 384-acre lake in Brevard County, Florida.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Buck 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 Buck Lake

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

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

384 acres

Shoreline

11.6 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Buck Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL2966A · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Brevard County

Freshwater Lake2.3 miView →Ellis Lake3 miView →Salt Lake4.4 miView →Silver Lake4.7 miView →Loughman Lake4.6 miView →Clark Lake5.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Buck Lake

Where is Buck Lake?: Buck Lake is a lake in Brevard County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Buck Lake?: Buck Lake in Brevard County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 384 acres.
Is Buck Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Buck Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.