Hernando-Sparkman Lake
Hernando County, FloridaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.
- Limited data
Hernando-Sparkman Lake in Hernando County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Hernando-Sparkman Lake is a lake in Hernando County, Florida. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2020-10-06. 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 Hernando-Sparkman 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 Hernando-Sparkman Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Hernando-Sparkman 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.
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Fishing Hernando-Sparkman Lake
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2022–2025).
Water clarity
Improving4 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+39 µg/L/yr4 years
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Frequently asked questions about Hernando-Sparkman Lake
Where is Hernando-Sparkman Lake?
- Hernando-Sparkman Lake is a lake in Hernando County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hernando-Sparkman Lake?
- Hernando-Sparkman Lake in Hernando County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Is Hernando-Sparkman 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
30 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
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21FLKWAT_WQX30 samples · 2020
Monitoring station identifiers (3)
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.