Mcbaysouth Lake
Alachua County, FloridaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Algal growth
- Limited data
Mcbaysouth Lake in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Mcbaysouth Lake is a lake in Alachua County, Florida. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-03-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mcbaysouth Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for algal growth, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Mcbaysouth 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 Mcbaysouth Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Mcbaysouth 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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Fishing Mcbaysouth Lake
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2022–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening2 years
Phosphorus
Improving-4.65 µg/L/yr4 years
EPA Impairment Status
Mcbaysouth 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 FL2749A · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Mcbaysouth Lake
Where is Mcbaysouth Lake?
- Mcbaysouth Lake is a lake in Alachua County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mcbaysouth Lake?
- Mcbaysouth Lake in Alachua County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported.
Is Mcbaysouth Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mcbaysouth Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) 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
- FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northeast District
21FLA_WQX2 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