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Kimball Lake

NR
Not yet rated
1.6 ft clear · Eutrophic
Limited DataEutrophic

Kimball Lake in Lake County, Florida is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18.6 µg/L.

Clarity
1.6 ft
Max depth
~21 ft est.

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Why Kimball 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 Kimball Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). Sampling here has recorded water clarity and phosphorus, but not algae (chlorophyll-a).

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.

Kimball Lake is a lake in Lake County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 21 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2024-09-17. 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 Kimball Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus level: 18.6 µg/L. Trophic State Index: 58.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.6 ftNot graded
Phosphorus18.6 µg/LNot graded
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)58Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~21 ft est.
Average Depth~6 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 Kimball Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
166 sq mi
Surface area
44 acres
Shoreline
1 mi
Elevation
20 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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EPA Impairment Status

Kimball Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL2921C · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (2.61 km)

Graded lakes near Kimball Lake

Kimball Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Kimball Lake

Where is Kimball Lake?

Kimball Lake is a lake in Lake 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 Kimball Lake?

Kimball Lake in Lake County, Florida is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18.6 µg/L.

Is Kimball Lake safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Kimball Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Kimball Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 21 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Where this data comes from

3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples3 samples · 2024
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

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

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)