Lake Lorraine
Volusia County, FloridaView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Lorraine. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
Lake Lorraine in Volusia County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 135 µg/L.
Lake Lorraine is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Volusia County, Florida. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 29 other monitored lakes in Volusia County, Lake Lorraine ranks #29 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-05-19. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyElevated nutrients
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 Lorraine 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 Lorraine
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lake Lorraine, 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 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 135 µg/L. TSI 71.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 135µg/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. | 71 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Water Temperature
Lake Lorraine typically sits around 85°F at the surface in September. Summer average is about 87°F. Usually warmest in Jul (about 88°F) and coldest in Jan (about 60°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (60°F) to its warmest (88°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 20 field readings (2021–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Lake Lorraine water temperature breakdown →
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Fishing Lake Lorraine
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2021–2024). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening3 years
Phosphorus
Improving-6.79 µg/L/yr3 years
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Lorraine
Where is Lake Lorraine?
- Lake Lorraine is a lake in Volusia 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 Lorraine?
- Lake Lorraine in Volusia County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 135 µg/L.
Is Lake Lorraine safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What is the water temperature of Lake Lorraine?
- Lake Lorraine typically sits around 85°F at the surface in September, from 20 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2021–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
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Where this data comes from
40 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2021–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples40 samples · 2021–2025
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.