Where is Little Lake Kerr?

Little Lake Kerr is a lake in Marion County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Little Lake Kerr?

Little Lake Kerr has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Salt Springs, Salt Springs Recreation Area, Shanty Pond Recreation Area. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Little Lake Kerr

Marion County, Florida470 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.

Area

470 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Mercury

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Little Lake Kerr in Marion County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 470 acres.

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Little Lake Kerr is a 470-acre lake in Marion County, Florida.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Little Lake Kerr is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping3 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Little Lake Kerr is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Little Lake Kerr 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 Little Lake Kerr

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

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

470 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Little Lake Kerr, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Little Lake Kerr

Salt Springs1.9 km
Salt Springs Recreation Area2.0 kmReserve
Shanty Pond Recreation Area3.9 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Stays near Little Lake Kerr

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Fishing Little Lake Kerr

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL2899C · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Marion County

Ker Lake9.8 ft clear · Mesotrophic1.9 miView →Kerrwest Lake6.2 ft clear2.3 miView →Lakekerr2.3 miView →Buckskin Prairie4.3 miView →Lake Delancy4.4 miView →Hopkins Prairie7.1 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Little Lake Kerr

Where is Little Lake Kerr?: Little Lake Kerr is a lake in Marion County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Little Lake Kerr?: Little Lake Kerr in Marion County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 470 acres.
Is Little Lake Kerr safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Little Lake Kerr is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Little Lake Kerr?: Little Lake Kerr has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Salt Springs, Salt Springs Recreation Area, Shanty Pond Recreation Area. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.