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Lake-Woodward

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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake-Woodward. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
12 ft
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2022
Phosphorus
7 µg/L
Less phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Type
Oligotrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Improving
6 years of samples
  • Oligotrophic
  • Limited data

Lake-Woodward in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L.

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Lake-Woodward is a cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Lake County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 127 other monitored lakes in Lake County, Lake-Woodward ranks #14 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-04-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lake-Woodward is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water12 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited 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. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake-Woodward 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.

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Water quality measurements for Lake-Woodward

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lake-Woodward, 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 12 ft. Phosphorus 7 µg/L. TSI 37.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)12ftMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus7µg/LGood
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.37Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Fishing Lake-Woodward

Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).

  • Water clarity

    Improving

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -3.14 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Lake-Woodward

Where is Lake-Woodward?

Lake-Woodward 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-Woodward?

Lake-Woodward in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 7 µg/L.

Measurements on this page ↑

Is Lake-Woodward safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Oligotrophic Lakes in Florida

Where this data comes from

30 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX30 samples · 2020–2022
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.