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Mccoy Lake

B
Grade B — Good
Good · #109 of 320 lakes in the county · 4.9 ft clear · Eutrophic · from C
Eutrophic

Mccoy Lake in Orange County, Florida has a water quality grade of B (Good). Water clarity: 4.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L.

Clarity
4.9 ft
Type
Eutrophic
Trend
Declining

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Mccoy Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Orange County, Florida. Water quality is graded B based on 1 sampling years through 2025. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 319 other monitored lakes in Orange County, Mccoy Lake ranks #109 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-02-20. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Grade only

Low algae

Based on clarity and algae grades from past sampling — we do not hold live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

Good for swimming, clear water with low algae levels

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Water Quality Grade: B (Good)

Murky, only visible to about 4.9 ft. Phosphorus level: 20 µg/L. Trophic State Index: 51.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)4.9 ftNot graded
Phosphorus20 µg/LGood
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)51Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Fishing Mccoy Lake

Based on 5 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Declining-0.042 m/yr5
Phosphorus Declining+2.65 µg/L/yr5
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EPA Impairment Status

Mccoy Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Impaired biota (cause unknown)

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL2993C · Official waterbody report

County Ranking

Ranked #109 of 320 lakes in Orange County

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Frequently asked questions about Mccoy Lake

Where is Mccoy Lake?

Mccoy Lake is a lake in Orange County, Florida. LakeQuality grades it B for nutrients and algae. The letter is not a swimming clearance.

What is the water quality grade for Mccoy Lake?

Mccoy Lake in Orange County, Florida has a water quality grade of B (Good). Water clarity: 4.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L.

Is Mccoy Lake safe to swim in?

Good for swimming, clear water with low algae levels. Mccoy Lake has a water quality grade of B (Good). Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

Where this data comes from

106 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples104 samples · 2020–2025
  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2023
Monitoring station identifiers (2)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database