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Hammonlksh Lake

B
Grade B — Good
Good · #83 of 128 lakes in the county · 5.7 ft clear · Mesotrophic
Limited DataMesotrophic

Hammonlksh Lake in Lake County, Florida has a water quality grade of B (Good). Water clarity: 5.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

Clarity
5.7 ft
Max depth
~51 ft est.
Type
Mesotrophic
Trend
Stable

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Hammonlksh Lake is a mesotrophic lake in Lake County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 51 feet. Water quality is graded B based on 1 sampling years through 2025. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 127 other monitored lakes in Lake County, Hammonlksh Lake ranks #83 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-07-28. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Grade only

Limited data

Based on clarity and algae grades from past sampling — we do not hold live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

Good for swimming, clear water with low algae levels

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Water Quality Grade: B (Good)

Murky, only visible to about 5.7 ft. Phosphorus level: 18 µg/L. Trophic State Index: 49.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)5.7 ftNot graded
Phosphorus18 µg/LGood
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)49Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~51 ft est.
Average Depth~9 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Florida has not published bathymetry for Hammonlksh Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
Surface area
54 acres
Shoreline
1.1 mi
Elevation
108 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

Fishing Hammonlksh Lake

Based on 4 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Declining-0.188 m/yr4
Phosphorus Improving-12.39 µg/L/yr4
See year-by-year chart →

County Ranking

Ranked #83 of 128 lakes in Lake County

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Frequently asked questions about Hammonlksh Lake

Where is Hammonlksh Lake?

Hammonlksh Lake is a lake in Lake County, Florida. LakeQuality grades it B for nutrients and algae. The letter is not a swimming clearance.

What is the water quality grade for Hammonlksh Lake?

Hammonlksh Lake in Lake County, Florida has a water quality grade of B (Good). Water clarity: 5.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

Is Hammonlksh Lake safe to swim in?

Good for swimming, clear water with low algae levels. Hammonlksh Lake has a water quality grade of B (Good). Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

How deep is Hammonlksh Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Hammonlksh Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 51 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Where this data comes from

14 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples14 samples · 2022–2025
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)