Lake Sarasota
Sarasota County, FloridaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.
- Limited data
Lake Sarasota in Sarasota County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Lake Sarasota is a lake in Sarasota County, Florida.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2023-04-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Sarasota 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 Sarasota
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lake Sarasota, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Lake Sarasota under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Camelot Lakes Venture I, LlcSarasota · 1.7 mi away · NPDES FL0188999Recent violation
Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Sarasota
Where is Lake Sarasota?
- Lake Sarasota is a lake in Sarasota 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 Sarasota?
- Lake Sarasota in Sarasota County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Is Lake Sarasota 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
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2023
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
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)