Highlands-Deer Lake
Highlands County, FloridaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.
- Limited data
Highlands-Deer Lake in Highlands County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Highlands-Deer Lake is a lake in Highlands County, Florida.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2020-02-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Highlands-Deer 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 Highlands-Deer Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Highlands-Deer 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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Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Highlands-Deer Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Wabasso Road DairyAvon Park · 1.5 mi away · NPDES FLA013660Recent violation
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 Highlands-Deer Lake
Where is Highlands-Deer Lake?
- Highlands-Deer Lake is a lake in Highlands County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Highlands-Deer Lake?
- Highlands-Deer Lake in Highlands County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Is Highlands-Deer 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
7 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
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- FLORIDA LAKEWATCH
21FLKWAT_WQX7 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.
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Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)