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Calfpond

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

Clarity
2.6 ft
Typical for Florida
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
110 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
  • Limited data

Calfpond in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 110 µg/L.

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Calfpond is a lake in Alachua County, Florida.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2024-08-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Calfpond 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 Calfpond

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Calfpond, 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 2.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 110 µg/L. TSI 68.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)2.6ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus110µg/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.68Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Where is Calfpond?

Calfpond 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 Calfpond?

Calfpond in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 110 µg/L.

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Is Calfpond 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

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northeast District21FLA_WQX2 samples · 2024
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.