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Hillsborough-Grace Lake

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Not yet rated
Limited Data

Hillsborough-Grace Lake in Hillsborough County, Florida is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.

Typical in August
88°F
Trend
Declining

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Why Hillsborough-Grace 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 Hillsborough-Grace 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.

Hillsborough-Grace Lake is a lake in Hillsborough County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-05-05. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

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Limited data

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

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Water quality measurements for Hillsborough-Grace 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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Water Temperature

Hillsborough-Grace Lake typically sits around 88°F at the surface in August. Summer average is about 87°F. Usually warmest in Aug (about 88°F) and coldest in Jan (about 51°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.

Jan
51°
Feb
65°
Mar
Apr
May
85°
Jun
Jul
85°
Aug
88°
Sep
Oct
Nov
77°
Dec
71°

Typical surface water temperature by month, from 48 field readings (20102019) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Hillsborough-Grace Lake water temperature breakdown →

Fishing Hillsborough-Grace Lake

Based on 6 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Declining-0.373 m/yr6
Phosphorus Stable-0.19 µg/L/yr6
See year-by-year chart →

EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Impaired biota (cause unknown)

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL1513C · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (1.03 km)

Graded lakes near Hillsborough-Grace Lake

Hillsborough-Grace Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Hillsborough-Grace Lake

Where is Hillsborough-Grace Lake?

Hillsborough-Grace Lake is a lake in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough-Grace Lake?

Hillsborough-Grace Lake in Hillsborough County, Florida is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.

Is Hillsborough-Grace Lake safe to swim in?

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

What is the water temperature of Hillsborough-Grace Lake?

Hillsborough-Grace Lake typically sits around 88°F at the surface in August, from 48 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2010–2019). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.

Where this data comes from

21 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2024–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX21 samples · 2024–2025
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