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Orange-Susannah Lake

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

Clarity
5 ft
Typical for Florida
Secchi · sampled 2021
Phosphorus
13 µg/L
Less phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Water temp
~83°F
Typical for Aug · EPA WQP
Type
Mesotrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Stable
6 years of samples
  • Mesotrophic

Orange-Susannah Lake in Orange County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L.

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Orange-Susannah Lake is a mesotrophic lake in Orange County, Florida. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 319 other monitored lakes in Orange County, Orange-Susannah Lake ranks #133 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2021-09-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Low algae

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-Susannah 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-Susannah Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 5 ft. Phosphorus 13 µg/L. TSI 48.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)5ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus13µg/LGood
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.48Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Water Temperature

Orange-Susannah Lake typically sits around 83°F at the surface in August. Summer average is about 83°F. Usually warmest in Aug (about 83°F) and coldest in Mar (about 70°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.

Jan
Feb
70°
Mar
77°
Apr
May
82°
Jun
Jul
83°
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (70°F) to its warmest (83°F).

Typical surface water temperature by month, from 8 field readings (2015–2015) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Orange-Susannah Lake water temperature breakdown →

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Fishing Orange-Susannah Lake

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

  • Water clarity

    Improving

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +1.31 µg/L/yr6 years

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Nearby Lakes in Orange County

Frequently asked questions about Orange-Susannah Lake

Where is Orange-Susannah Lake?

Orange-Susannah 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-Susannah Lake?

Orange-Susannah Lake in Orange County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L.

Measurements on this page ↑

Is Orange-Susannah Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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What is the water temperature of Orange-Susannah Lake?

Orange-Susannah Lake typically sits around 83°F at the surface in August, from 8 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2015–2015). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.

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Planning a trip around Canaveral?

Orange-Susannah Lake is about 38 miles from Canaveral 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

66 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX66 samples · 2020–2021
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.