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Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake

B
Grade B — Good
Good · #3 of 15 lakes in the county · 1.5 ft clear · Eutrophic · from D
Eutrophic

Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake in Okaloosa County, Florida has a water quality grade of B (Good). Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 31.5 µg/L.

Clarity
1.5 ft
Type
Eutrophic
Trend
Declining

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Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Okaloosa 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 14 other monitored lakes in Okaloosa County, Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake ranks #3 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-02-01. 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)

Very murky, less than 1.5 ft of visibility. Phosphorus level: 31.5 µg/L. Trophic State Index: 63.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.5 ftNot graded
Phosphorus31.5 µg/LGood
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)63Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Fishing Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake

Based on 6 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Declining-0.074 m/yr6
Phosphorus Declining+4.17 µg/L/yr6
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EPA Impairment Status

Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL786 · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (0.22 km)

County Ranking

Ranked #3 of 15 lakes in Okaloosa County

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Frequently asked questions about Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake

Where is Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake?

Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake is a lake in Okaloosa County, Florida. LakeQuality grades it B for nutrients and algae. The letter is not a swimming clearance.

What is the water quality grade for Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake?

Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake in Okaloosa County, Florida has a water quality grade of B (Good). Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 31.5 µg/L.

Is Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake safe to swim in?

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

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Okaloosa-Cba Bass Lake is about 38 miles from Gulf Islands National Seashore. Crowds there swing hard by season, so the month you pick changes both how busy the park is and what lodging costs.

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Where this data comes from

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

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX88 samples · 2020–2025
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