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Sunset Lake

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

Clarity
6.8 ft
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2023
Phosphorus
18 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
  • Limited data

Sunset Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

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Sunset Lake is a lake in Lake County, Florida.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2023-08-09. 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Sunset 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 18 µg/L. TSI 48.

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 phosphorus18µg/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.48Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Where is Sunset Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Sunset Lake?

Sunset Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

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Is Sunset 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

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

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  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples4 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.