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Lkjoe Lake

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

Clarity
11.2 ft
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2021
Phosphorus
12 µg/L
Less phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Trend
Worsening
6 years of samples
  • Limited data

Lkjoe Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 11.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L.

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Lkjoe Lake is a lake in Polk County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2021-09-28. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lkjoe Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water11.2 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lkjoe 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 Lkjoe Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 11.2 ft. Phosphorus 12 µg/L. TSI 41.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)11.2ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus12µg/LMeasured, 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.41Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Fishing Lkjoe Lake

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

  • Water clarity

    Worsening

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Stable

    -0.04 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Lkjoe Lake

Where is Lkjoe Lake?

Lkjoe 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 Lkjoe Lake?

Lkjoe Lake in Polk County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 11.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L.

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Is Lkjoe Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2021
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.