Mlc Lake
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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Mlc Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Oligotrophic
- 47 ft max depth
- Limited data
Mlc Lake in Washington County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L.
Mlc Lake is a cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Washington County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 47 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Washington County, Mlc Lake ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2020-08-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Mlc Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water14.1 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited 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 Mlc 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 Mlc Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Mlc 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 14.1 ft. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. TSI 34.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 14.1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 6µg/L | Good 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. | 34 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Water Temperature
Mlc Lake typically sits around 65°F at the surface in November. Summer average is about 83°F. Usually warmest in Jun (about 85°F) and coldest in Jan (about 62°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (62°F) to its warmest (85°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 18 field readings (2019–2020) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Mlc Lake water temperature breakdown →
Lake Details
Max depth
~47 ft est.
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Florida has not published bathymetry for Mlc Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
64 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
59 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Fishing Mlc Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2020–2021). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving2 years
Phosphorus
Improving-2 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Mlc Lake
Where is Mlc Lake?
- Mlc Lake is a lake in Washington County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mlc Lake?
- Mlc Lake in Washington County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L.
Is Mlc Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
What is the water temperature of Mlc Lake?
- Mlc Lake typically sits around 65°F at the surface in November, from 18 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2019–2020). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
How deep is Mlc Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Mlc Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 47 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
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Where this data comes from
8 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples8 samples · 2020
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)