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Mangrove Lake

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

Phosphorus
91.5 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Type
Eutrophic
Trophic class
  • Eutrophic
  • Limited data

Mangrove Lake in Lee County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 91.5 µg/L.

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Mangrove Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Lee County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 73 other monitored lakes in Lee County, Mangrove Lake ranks #48 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-07-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited data

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

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

Whether Mangrove 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 Mangrove Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Mangrove 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. Phosphorus 91.5 µg/L. TSI 69.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

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

Total phosphorus91.5µg/LPoor
GoodFairPoor
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.69Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Fishing Mangrove Lake

2 seasons of samples on record (2020–2022). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -50.5 µg/L/yr2 years

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Frequently asked questions about Mangrove Lake

Where is Mangrove Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Mangrove Lake?

Mangrove Lake in Lee County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 91.5 µg/L.

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Is Mangrove 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

4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples4 samples · 2020–2022
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.