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Hernando-Spring Lake

NR
Not yet rated
54 acres
Limited Data

Hernando-Spring Lake in Hernando County, Florida is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 54 acres.

Area
54 acres

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Why Hernando-Spring Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Hernando-Spring Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by FDEP and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Hernando-Spring Lake is a 54-acre lake in Hernando County, Florida.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2020-10-06. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Hernando-Spring Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area54 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Hernando-Spring Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Hernando-Spring Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Spring Lake Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Spring Lake; earth-type dam, 26 ft tall and 331 ft long.

Surface area
54 ac
Normal storage
311 ac-ft
Max storage
880 ac-ft
Drainage area
0.27 sq mi
Hazard class
High
Owner
ROBERT & LYNN KAZMIERSKI

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID FL17002 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.39 km)

EPA Impairment Status

Hernando-Spring Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Algal growth

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL1329Y · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (2.22 km)

Graded lakes near Hernando-Spring Lake

Hernando-Spring Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Hernando-Spring Lake

Where is Hernando-Spring Lake?

Hernando-Spring Lake is a lake in Hernando County, Florida. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for Hernando-Spring Lake?

Hernando-Spring Lake in Hernando County, Florida is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 54 acres.

Is Hernando-Spring Lake safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Hernando-Spring Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

Where this data comes from

30 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX30 samples · 2020
Monitoring station identifiers (3)

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

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database