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Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp

Polk County, FloridaView mapDirections

This is the name Florida DEP records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole.

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

Trend
Worsening
6 years of samples
  • Impaired · Algal growth
  • Public access
  • Limited data

Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.

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Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp is a lake in Polk County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-12-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp 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 Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp

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

No clarity data.

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Recreation & Access

1
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
  • Eagle Lake Public Boat RampPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp

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

  • Water clarity

    Worsening

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +0.91 µg/L/yr6 years

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Algal growthImpaired biota (cause unknown)MercuryNutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL1623M · Official waterbody report

Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby

1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 1 classified by the EPA as major discharger.

  • Eagle Lake, City Of
    Eagle Lake · 0.4 mi away · NPDES FLS266647
    Major

Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.

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Frequently asked questions about Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp

Where is Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp?

Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp is in Polk 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 Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp?

Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.

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Is Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

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Are there boat ramps on Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp?

Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Eagle Lake Public Boat Ramp. Public access is listed as yes.

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Can I fish at Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp?

Eagle Lake @ Boat Ramp has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Florida's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2022
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

Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory