Lake-Sellers
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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake-Sellers. Here is what has been measured.
- Oligotrophic
- 43 ft max depth
- Public access
Lake-Sellers in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 13.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 8 µg/L.
Lake-Sellers is a cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Lake County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 43 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available. Compared to the 127 other monitored lakes in Lake County, Lake-Sellers ranks #10 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-03-28. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake-Sellers is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water13.3 ft of visibility
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-Sellers 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-Sellers
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lake-Sellers, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 13.3 ft. Phosphorus 8 µg/L. TSI 37.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 13.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 8µg/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. | 37 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~43 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by Florida DEP
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Florida has not published bathymetry for Lake-Sellers.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
63 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
319 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
43 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Fishing Lake-Sellers
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Stable5 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+1.3 µg/L/yr6 years
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Frequently asked questions about Lake-Sellers
Where is Lake-Sellers?
- Lake-Sellers is a lake in Lake 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-Sellers?
- Lake-Sellers in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 13.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 8 µg/L.
Is Lake-Sellers safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake-Sellers?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake-Sellers, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 43 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Can I fish at Lake-Sellers?
- Public access to Lake-Sellers is listed as yes on the lake record. 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
183 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- FLORIDA LAKEWATCH
21FLKWAT_WQX183 samples · 2020–2025
Monitoring station identifiers (3)
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)