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Seminole-Springwood Lake

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

Clarity
3.5 ft
Typical for Florida
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
26 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
Type
Eutrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Improving
6 years of samples
  • Eutrophic
  • Limited data

Seminole-Springwood Lake in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 26 µg/L.

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Seminole-Springwood Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Seminole County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 121 other monitored lakes in Seminole County, Seminole-Springwood Lake ranks #89 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2024-03-17. 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 Seminole-Springwood 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-Springwood Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Seminole-Springwood 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 3.5 ft. Phosphorus 26 µg/L. TSI 55.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)3.5ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus26µg/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.55Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Fishing Seminole-Springwood Lake

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

  • Water clarity

    Stable

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -1.17 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Seminole-Springwood Lake

Where is Seminole-Springwood Lake?

Seminole-Springwood 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-Springwood Lake?

Seminole-Springwood Lake in Seminole County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 26 µg/L.

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Is Seminole-Springwood 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

39 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2023–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX39 samples · 2023–2024
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.