Tarpon Creek
Monroe County, Florida1,107 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Florida DEP for this lake.
Tarpon Creek in Monroe County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1107 acres.
Tarpon Creek is a 1,107-acre lake in Monroe County, Florida.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Tarpon Creek is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,107 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Tarpon Creek 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 Tarpon Creek
These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Tarpon Creek, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
1,107 acres
Shoreline
8.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Tarpon Creek, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Tarpon Creek
Where is Tarpon Creek?
- Tarpon Creek is a lake in Monroe County, Florida. Its water-quality measurements are published by Florida DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tarpon Creek?
- Tarpon Creek in Monroe County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1107 acres.
Is Tarpon Creek 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
Measurements for Tarpon Creek come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.