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Lgs Lake

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

Clarity
2 ft
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
21 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
Water temp
~77°F
Typical for Oct · EPA WQP
Type
Eutrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Stable
6 years of samples
  • Eutrophic
  • Impaired · Algal growth

Lgs Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 21 µg/L.

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Lgs Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Lake County, Florida. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 127 other monitored lakes in Lake County, Lgs Lake ranks #46 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-06-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Recreation use not supported

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. Lgs Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lgs Lake 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 Lgs Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lgs Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 21 µg/L. TSI 58.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)2ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus21µg/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.58Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Water Temperature

Lgs Lake typically sits around 77°F at the surface in October. Summer average is about 85°F. Usually warmest in Aug (about 86°F) and coldest in Dec (about 59°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.

Jan
60°
Feb
73°
Mar
75°
Apr
May
84°
Jun
Jul
86°
Aug
85°
Sep
77°
Oct
Nov
59°
Dec

Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (59°F) to its warmest (86°F).

Typical surface water temperature by month, from 149 field readings (2010–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Lgs Lake water temperature breakdown →

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Fishing Lgs Lake

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

  • Water clarity

    Improving

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +3.65 µg/L/yr6 years

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EPA Impairment Status

Lgs Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Algal growthNutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL2814A · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Lgs Lake

Where is Lgs Lake?

Lgs Lake 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 Lgs Lake?

Lgs Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 21 µg/L.

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Is Lgs Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lgs Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

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What is the water temperature of Lgs Lake?

Lgs Lake typically sits around 77°F at the surface in October, from 149 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2010–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.

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Where this data comes from

97 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • St. Johns River Water Management District21FLSJWM_WQX97 samples · 2020–2025
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