Lkconine Lake
Polk County, Florida211 acresView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lkconine Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- Limited data
Lkconine Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 34 µg/L. Surface area: 211 acres.
Lkconine Lake is a 211-acre lake in Polk County, Florida. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-09-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lkconine Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, impaired biota (cause unknown), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lkconine 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.
Water quality measurements for Lkconine Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lkconine Lake, 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 4.3 ft. Phosphorus 34 µg/L. TSI 56.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 34µg/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. | 56 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
211 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lkconine Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Lkconine Lake
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-1.24 µg/L/yr6 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lkconine Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Hartridge Dam (completed 1959), built primarily for recreation on the Lake Conine; earth-type dam, 10 ft tall and 40 ft long.
- Surface area
- 211 ac
- Normal storage
- 29,946 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 29,946 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- W H L R BOAT COURSE DIST
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID FL00179 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.96 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Lkconine Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL1488U · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lkconine Lake
Where is Lkconine Lake?
- Lkconine Lake is a lake in Polk County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lkconine Lake?
- Lkconine Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 34 µg/L. Surface area: 211 acres.
Is Lkconine Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lkconine Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, impaired biota (cause unknown), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2022
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