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Highlands-Trout Lake

Polk County, FloridaView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.

Max depth
~33 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Trend
Stable
5 years of samples
  • 33 ft max depth
  • Limited data
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Highlands-Trout Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.

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Highlands-Trout Lake is a lake in Polk County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 33 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-04-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Highlands-Trout 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.

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Water quality measurements for Highlands-Trout Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Highlands-Trout 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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Lake Details

Max depth

~33 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 Highlands-Trout Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

1 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Surface area

119 acres

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Shoreline

1.6 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

95 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.

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Fishing Highlands-Trout Lake

Water Quality Trend: Stable

Based on 5 years of monitoring (2020–2024).

  • Water clarity

    Stable

    5 years

  • Phosphorus

    Stable

    -0.3 µg/L/yr5 years

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Nearby Lakes in Polk County

Pabor Lake @ Center3.4 ft clear0.8 miView →Lake Isabell Sw2 ft clear—View →Isabell Lake4.1 ft clear—View →Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp1.5 ft clear—View →Lake Streety—View →Silver Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Highlands-Trout Lake

Where is Highlands-Trout Lake?

Highlands-Trout Lake is a lake in Polk 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-Trout Lake?

Highlands-Trout Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.

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Is Highlands-Trout Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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How deep is Highlands-Trout Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Highlands-Trout Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 33 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

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Where this data comes from

93 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2021–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX93 samples · 2021–2025
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.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)