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Seminole-Onora Lake

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

Clarity
6.8 ft
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2023
Phosphorus
20.5 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
Trend
Worsening
5 years of samples
  • Limited data

Seminole-Onora Lake in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20.5 µg/L.

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Seminole-Onora Lake is a lake in Seminole County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2023-07-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Seminole-Onora 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 Seminole-Onora Lake

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

Moderate clarity, visible to about 6.8 ft. Phosphorus 20.5 µg/L. TSI 49.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)6.8ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus20.5µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

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.49Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Fishing Seminole-Onora Lake

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

  • Water clarity

    Stable

    5 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +2.3 µg/L/yr5 years

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Frequently asked questions about Seminole-Onora Lake

Where is Seminole-Onora Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Seminole-Onora Lake?

Seminole-Onora Lake in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20.5 µg/L.

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Is Seminole-Onora Lake safe to swim in?

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

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Seminole-Onora Lake is about 30 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

4 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX4 samples · 2023
Monitoring station identifiers (2)

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.