Lake Griffin
Seminole County, FloridaView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Griffin. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
Lake Griffin in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 22 µg/L.
Lake Griffin is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Seminole County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 121 other monitored lakes in Seminole County, Lake Griffin ranks #44 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-03-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLow algae
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 Lake Griffin 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 Lake Griffin
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lake Griffin, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 5.7 ft. Phosphorus 22 µg/L. TSI 50.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 22µg/L | Good 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. | 50 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Fishing Lake Griffin
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Stable6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-1.6 µg/L/yr5 years
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Griffin
Where is Lake Griffin?
- Lake Griffin is a lake in Seminole County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Griffin?
- Lake Griffin in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 22 µg/L.
Is Lake Griffin 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
50 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples38 samples · 2020–2025
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples12 samples · 2022
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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.