Cherry @Structure Lake
Lake County, Florida400 acresView mapDirections
This is the name Florida DEP records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole.
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Cherry @Structure Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Cherry @Structure Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 33.9 µg/L. Surface area: 400 acres.
Cherry @Structure Lake is a 400-acre lake in Lake County, Florida.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2024-09-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cherry @Structure 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 Cherry @Structure Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Cherry @Structure 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. Phosphorus 33.9 µg/L. TSI 55.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 33.9µg/L | Measured, 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. | 55 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
400 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cherry @Structure Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Cherry @Structure Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Cherry Lake Outlet (completed 1956), built primarily for fire protection, stock, or small fish pond on the Palatklakaha Creek; earth-type dam, 10 ft tall and 1,000 ft long.
- Surface area
- 400 ac
- Normal storage
- 800 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,600 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- LAKE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID FL00437 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.03 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Cherry @Structure Lake
Where is Cherry @Structure Lake?
- Cherry @Structure Lake is in Lake County, Florida. This is the name Florida DEP records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cherry @Structure Lake?
- Cherry @Structure Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 33.9 µg/L. Surface area: 400 acres.
Is Cherry @Structure Lake 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
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples3 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.