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Seagull Estates West Lake

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Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Seagull Estates West Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
160 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by Florida DEP
Type
Hypereutrophic
Trophic class
  • Hypereutrophic
  • Limited data

Seagull Estates West Lake in Lee County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 160 µg/L.

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Seagull Estates West Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Lee County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 73 other monitored lakes in Lee County, Seagull Estates West Lake ranks #28 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-04-16. 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 Seagull Estates West 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 Seagull Estates West Lake

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

No clarity data. Phosphorus 160 µg/L. TSI 77.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

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

Total phosphorus160µg/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.77Hypereutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Fishing Seagull Estates West Lake

2 seasons of samples on record (2020–2022). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -50.5 µg/L/yr2 years

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Frequently asked questions about Seagull Estates West Lake

Where is Seagull Estates West Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Seagull Estates West Lake?

Seagull Estates West Lake in Lee County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 160 µg/L.

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Is Seagull Estates West 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

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples5 samples · 2020–2025
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.