Garden Lake Centroid
Seminole County, FloridaView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Garden Lake Centroid. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)
- Limited data
Garden Lake Centroid in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 ft visibility.
Garden Lake Centroid is a lake in Seminole County, Florida. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-07-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Garden Lake Centroid is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Garden Lake Centroid 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 Garden Lake Centroid
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Garden Lake Centroid, 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 3 ft of visibility. TSI 62.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading 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. | 62 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water Temperature
Garden Lake Centroid typically sits around 78°F at the surface in October. Summer average is about 85°F. Usually warmest in Jul (about 85°F) and coldest in Jan (about 58°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (58°F) to its warmest (85°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 15 field readings (2012–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Garden Lake Centroid water temperature breakdown →
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Fishing Garden Lake Centroid
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-3.06 µg/L/yr6 years
EPA Impairment Status
Garden Lake Centroid 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 FL3009I · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Garden Lake Centroid
Where is Garden Lake Centroid?
- Garden Lake Centroid is a lake in Seminole County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Garden Lake Centroid?
- Garden Lake Centroid in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3 ft visibility.
Is Garden Lake Centroid safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Garden Lake Centroid is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown). Check local advisories before you swim.
What is the water temperature of Garden Lake Centroid?
- Garden Lake Centroid typically sits around 78°F at the surface in October, from 15 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2012–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples3 samples · 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