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Orange-Odell Lake

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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Orange-Odell Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
1.5 ft
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
197 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Type
Hypereutrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Worsening
6 years of samples
  • Hypereutrophic
  • Limited data

Orange-Odell Lake in Orange County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 197 µg/L.

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Orange-Odell Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Orange County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 319 other monitored lakes in Orange County, Orange-Odell Lake ranks #316 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2024-07-31. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited 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 Orange-Odell 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.

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Water quality measurements for Orange-Odell Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Orange-Odell Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Very murky, less than 1.5 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 197 µg/L. TSI 76.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.5ftMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus197µg/LPoor
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.76Hypereutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Fishing Orange-Odell Lake

Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).

  • Water clarity

    Worsening

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +12.19 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Orange-Odell Lake

Where is Orange-Odell Lake?

Orange-Odell Lake is a lake in Orange County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Orange-Odell Lake?

Orange-Odell Lake in Orange County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 197 µg/L.

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Is Orange-Odell 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

39 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2022–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX39 samples · 2022–2024
Monitoring station identifiers (3)

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.