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Hillsborough-Saddleback North Lake

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

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Why Hillsborough-Saddleback North 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-Saddleback North 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-Saddleback North Lake is a lake in Hillsborough County, Florida. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-01-13. 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-Saddleback North 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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Fishing Hillsborough-Saddleback North Lake

Based on 5 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Improving+0.115 m/yr5
Phosphorus Declining+0.95 µg/L/yr5
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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Oxygen depletion (low DO)

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL1478H · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (1.23 km)

Graded lakes near Hillsborough-Saddleback North Lake

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

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Frequently asked questions about Hillsborough-Saddleback North Lake

Where is Hillsborough-Saddleback North Lake?

Hillsborough-Saddleback North 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-Saddleback North Lake?

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

Is Hillsborough-Saddleback North Lake safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Hillsborough-Saddleback North 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

22 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2022–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX22 samples · 2022–2025
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