Kell-Aire Lake
Okaloosa County, FloridaView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Kell-Aire Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Limited data
Kell-Aire Lake in Okaloosa County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 130 µg/L.
Kell-Aire Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Okaloosa County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 14 other monitored lakes in Okaloosa County, Kell-Aire Lake ranks #15 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-09-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kell-Aire 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 Kell-Aire Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Kell-Aire Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 130 µg/L. TSI 72.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.6ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 130µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 72 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Fishing Kell-Aire Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Stable+2.57 µg/L/yr6 years
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Frequently asked questions about Kell-Aire Lake
Where is Kell-Aire Lake?
- Kell-Aire Lake is a lake in Okaloosa County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kell-Aire Lake?
- Kell-Aire Lake in Okaloosa County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 130 µg/L.
Is Kell-Aire 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
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northwest District
21FLPNS_WQX10 samples · 2025
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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.