Lake Olive
Orange County, FloridaView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Olive. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)
- Limited data
Lake Olive in Orange County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 60 µg/L.
Lake Olive is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Orange County, Florida. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 319 other monitored lakes in Orange County, Lake Olive ranks #320 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-02-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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. Lake Olive is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Olive 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 Olive
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lake Olive, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 60 µg/L. TSI 63.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 60µg/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. | 63 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Fishing Lake Olive
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-2.29 µg/L/yr6 years
EPA Impairment Status
Lake Olive is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL3168N · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Olive
Where is Lake Olive?
- Lake Olive is a lake in Orange 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 Olive?
- Lake Olive in Orange County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 60 µg/L.
Is Lake Olive safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Olive is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
21 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 samples12 samples · 2024–2025
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples9 samples · 2021–2022
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.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database