Lkhains Lake
Polk County, FloridaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- Limited data
Lkhains Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Lkhains Lake is a lake in Polk County, Florida. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2020-10-19. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lkhains 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 Lkhains 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 Lkhains Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lkhains Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Water Temperature
Lkhains Lake typically sits around 81°F at the surface in October. Summer average is about 85°F. Usually warmest in Aug (about 87°F) and coldest in Apr (about 73°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (73°F) to its warmest (87°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 23 field readings (2012–2021) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Lkhains Lake water temperature breakdown →
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Fishing Lkhains Lake
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-2.61 µg/L/yr6 years
EPA Impairment Status
Lkhains 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 FL1488C · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lkhains Lake
Where is Lkhains Lake?
- Lkhains 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 Lkhains Lake?
- Lkhains Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Is Lkhains Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lkhains 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.
What is the water temperature of Lkhains Lake?
- Lkhains Lake typically sits around 81°F at the surface in October, from 23 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2012–2021). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
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Where this data comes from
2 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 samples2 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