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Swgrasslk Lake

Brevard County, FloridaView mapDirections

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

Clarity
2 ft
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2022
Phosphorus
53 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
  • Impaired · Mercury
  • Limited data

Swgrasslk Lake in Brevard County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 53 µg/L.

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Swgrasslk Lake is a lake in Brevard County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2022-08-30. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Swgrasslk Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Swgrasslk 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 Swgrasslk Lake

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

Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 53 µg/L. TSI 64.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)2ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus53µg/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.64Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Fishing Swgrasslk Lake

2 seasons of samples on record (2022–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.

  • Water clarity

    Worsening

    2 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +13 µg/L/yr2 years

EPA Impairment Status

Swgrasslk Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercuryOxygen depletion (low DO)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL28931 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Swgrasslk Lake

Where is Swgrasslk Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Swgrasslk Lake?

Swgrasslk Lake in Brevard County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 53 µg/L.

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Is Swgrasslk Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Swgrasslk Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.

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Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2022
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.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database