Lake Wimico Middle
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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Wimico Middle. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Salinity / chlorides
- 121 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lake Wimico Middle in Gulf County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 24 µg/L.
Lake Wimico Middle is a lake in Gulf County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 121 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2020-08-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Wimico Middle is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Wimico Middle 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 Wimico Middle
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lake Wimico Middle, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 4.1 ft. Phosphorus 24 µg/L. TSI 53.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 24µg/L | Measured, 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. | 53 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water Temperature
Lake Wimico Middle typically sits around 86°F at the surface in September. Summer average is about 86°F. Usually warmest in Jul (about 86°F) and coldest in Feb (about 61°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (61°F) to its warmest (86°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 14 field readings (2011–2020) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Lake Wimico Middle water temperature breakdown →
Lake Details
Max depth
~121 ft est.
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 Wimico Middle.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
224 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
3,946 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
14.5 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
16 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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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Wimico Middle is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL1259A · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Wimico Middle
Where is Lake Wimico Middle?
- Lake Wimico Middle is a lake in Gulf 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 Wimico Middle?
- Lake Wimico Middle in Gulf County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 24 µg/L.
Is Lake Wimico Middle safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Wimico Middle is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.
What is the water temperature of Lake Wimico Middle?
- Lake Wimico Middle typically sits around 86°F at the surface in September, from 14 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2011–2020). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
How deep is Lake Wimico Middle?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Wimico Middle, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 121 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
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Where this data comes from
4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples4 samples · 2020
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)