Slverlk Lake
Leon County, Florida35 acresView mapDirections
Florida DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Slverlk Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Slverlk Lake in Leon County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 8 µg/L. Surface area: 35 acres.
Slverlk Lake is a 35-acre lake in Leon County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2023-07-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Slverlk Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water12.5 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Slverlk 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 Slverlk Lake
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Slverlk Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 12.5 ft. Phosphorus 8 µg/L. TSI 37.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 12.5ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 8µg/L | Measured, 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. | 37 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Surface area
35 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Slverlk Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Slverlk Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2020–2024).
Water clarity
Improving3 years
Phosphorus
Stable+0.12 µg/L/yr5 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Slverlk Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Interlocking Lakes on the Unnamed Pond; earth-type dam, 10 ft tall and 20 ft long.
- Surface area
- 35 ac
- Normal storage
- 360 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 360 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Undetermined
- Owner
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID FL47005 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.64 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Slverlk Lake
Where is Slverlk Lake?
- Slverlk Lake is a lake in Leon County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Slverlk Lake?
- Slverlk Lake in Leon County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 8 µg/L. Surface area: 35 acres.
Is Slverlk 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
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2023
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.