Osceola-Trout Lake
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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Osceola-Trout Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- 69 ft max depth
- Public access
Osceola-Trout Lake in Osceola County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 19 µg/L.
Osceola-Trout Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Osceola County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 69 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 30 other monitored lakes in Osceola County, Osceola-Trout Lake ranks #10 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2024-10-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Osceola-Trout Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLow 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 Osceola-Trout 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 Osceola-Trout Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Osceola-Trout 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 2.8 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 19 µg/L. TSI 54.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.8ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 19µg/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. | 54 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~69 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by Florida DEP
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Florida has not published bathymetry for Osceola-Trout Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
21 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
205 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2.8 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
56 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.
Recreation & Access
- Trout Lake Public Boat Ramp - St. CloudPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Osceola-Trout Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2020–2024).
Water clarity
Worsening5 years
Phosphorus
Stable-0.2 µg/L/yr5 years
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Frequently asked questions about Osceola-Trout Lake
Where is Osceola-Trout Lake?
- Osceola-Trout Lake is a lake in Osceola County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Osceola-Trout Lake?
- Osceola-Trout Lake in Osceola County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 19 µg/L.
Is Osceola-Trout Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Osceola-Trout Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Osceola-Trout Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 69 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Osceola-Trout Lake?
- Osceola-Trout Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Trout Lake Public Boat Ramp - St. Cloud. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Osceola-Trout Lake?
- Osceola-Trout Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Florida's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
183 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- FLORIDA LAKEWATCH
21FLKWAT_WQX183 samples · 2020–2024
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory