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Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake

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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
1.5 ft
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
180 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Type
Hypereutrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Worsening
5 years of samples
  • Hypereutrophic
  • Limited data

Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake in Pinellas County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 180 µg/L.

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Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Pinellas County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 33 other monitored lakes in Pinellas County, Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake ranks #28 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-03-22. 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 Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet 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 Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet 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 180 µg/L. TSI 75.

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 phosphorus180µg/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.75Hypereutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Fishing Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake

Based on 5 years of monitoring (2020–2024).

  • Water clarity

    Worsening

    4 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +18.85 µg/L/yr5 years

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Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby

1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet 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 Cross Bayou Wrf
    Saint Petersburg · 1.9 mi away · NPDES FL0040436
    MajorRecent 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 Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake

Where is Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake?

Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet Lake in Pinellas County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 180 µg/L.

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Is Pinellas-Jungle North Inlet 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

18 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX18 samples · 2023–2025
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)