Lkidyl Lake
Polk County, Florida19 acresView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Lkidyl Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- Limited data
Lkidyl Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 42 µg/L. Surface area: 19 acres.
Lkidyl Lake is a 19-acre lake in Polk County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lkidyl Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lkidyl 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 Lkidyl Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Lkidyl 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 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 42 µg/L. TSI 59.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 42µg/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. | 59 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
19 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lkidyl Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Lkidyl Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Stable-0.37 µg/L/yr6 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lkidyl Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Idyl Dam, built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Trib Buckeye Lake; earth-type dam, 9 ft tall and 26 ft long.
- Surface area
- 19 ac
- Normal storage
- 32 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 121 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- ROE WILLARD TRUST
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID FL13404 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.24 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Lkidyl Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL1488R · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lkidyl Lake
Where is Lkidyl Lake?
- Lkidyl 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 Lkidyl Lake?
- Lkidyl Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 42 µg/L. Surface area: 19 acres.
Is Lkidyl Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lkidyl Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, 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