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Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp

Polk County, FloridaView mapDirections

This is the name Florida DEP records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole.

Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
1.5 ft
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2022
Phosphorus
120 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Trend
Improving
6 years of samples
  • Public access
  • Limited data

Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 120 µg/L.

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Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp is a lake in Polk County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-09-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp 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.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp, 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 1.5 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 120 µg/L. TSI 72.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.5ftMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus120µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

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.72Hypereutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Recreation & Access

1
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
  • Lake Livingston Public Boat RampPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp

Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).

  • Water clarity

    Stable

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -18.11 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp

Where is Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp?

Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp is in Polk County, Florida. This is the name Florida DEP records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp?

Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 120 µg/L.

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Is Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Are there boat ramps on Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp?

Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Livingston Public Boat Ramp. Public access is listed as yes.

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Can I fish at Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp?

Lake Livingston @ Boat Ramp has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Florida's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples4 samples · 2022
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.

Other records on this page

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory