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Unitywsh Lake

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

Phosphorus
54 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
Water temp
~79°F
Typical for Oct · EPA WQP
Max depth
~37 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Type
Eutrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Improving
6 years of samples
  • Eutrophic
  • 37 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Unitywsh Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 54 µg/L.

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Unitywsh Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Lake County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 37 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 127 other monitored lakes in Lake County, Unitywsh Lake ranks #116 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-08-19. 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 Unitywsh 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 Unitywsh Lake

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

No clarity data. Phosphorus 54 µg/L. TSI 62.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

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

Total phosphorus54µg/LFair
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.62Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Water Temperature

Unitywsh Lake typically sits around 79°F at the surface in October. Summer average is about 90°F. Usually warmest in Jul (about 90°F) and coldest in Dec (about 68°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.

Jan
70°
Feb
Mar
Apr
82°
May
Jun
90°
Jul
Aug
Sep
79°
Oct
Nov
68°
Dec

Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (68°F) to its warmest (90°F).

Typical surface water temperature by month, from 20 field readings (2011–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Unitywsh Lake water temperature breakdown →

Lake Details

Max depth

~37 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Florida has not published bathymetry for Unitywsh Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

1 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Surface area

104 acres

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Shoreline

1.5 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

52 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

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Fishing Unitywsh Lake

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

  • Water clarity

    Improving

    5 years

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -2.66 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Unitywsh Lake

Where is Unitywsh Lake?

Unitywsh 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 Unitywsh Lake?

Unitywsh Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 54 µg/L.

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Is Unitywsh Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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What is the water temperature of Unitywsh Lake?

Unitywsh Lake typically sits around 79°F at the surface in October, from 20 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2011–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.

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How deep is Unitywsh Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Unitywsh Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 37 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Where this data comes from

6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples6 samples · 2024–2025
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

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)