North Lake
Hillsborough County, Florida54 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.
- Limited data
North Lake in Hillsborough County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 54 acres.
North Lake is a 54-acre lake in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-02-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether North 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 North Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for North 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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Lake Details
Surface area
54 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for North Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing North Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
North Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the North Lake Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Cypress Creek; earth-type dam, 9 ft tall and 130 ft long.
- Surface area
- 54 ac
- Normal storage
- 108 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 291 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- RAYMOND W SWIFT, SR
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID FL12025 · Operator website
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of North Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 1 classified by the EPA as major discharger. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- South County Regional AwwtpRuskin · 1.8 mi away · NPDES FL0028061MajorRecent violation
Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.
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Frequently asked questions about North Lake
Where is North Lake?
- North Lake is a lake in Hillsborough County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of North Lake?
- North Lake in Hillsborough County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 54 acres.
Is North 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, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2025
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
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)