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Volusia-Molly Lake

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

Clarity
8 ft
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
18.5 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
Type
Mesotrophic
Trophic class
  • Mesotrophic
  • Limited data

Volusia-Molly Lake in Volusia County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18.5 µg/L.

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Volusia-Molly Lake is a mesotrophic lake in Volusia County, Florida. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 29 other monitored lakes in Volusia County, Volusia-Molly Lake ranks #12 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2024-11-14. 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 Volusia-Molly 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 Volusia-Molly Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Volusia-Molly 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 8 ft. Phosphorus 18.5 µg/L. TSI 47.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)8ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus18.5µg/LGood
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.47Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Fishing Volusia-Molly Lake

3 seasons of samples on record (2022–2024). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.

  • Water clarity

    Improving

    3 years

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -6 µg/L/yr3 years

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Frequently asked questions about Volusia-Molly Lake

Where is Volusia-Molly Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Volusia-Molly Lake?

Volusia-Molly Lake in Volusia County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18.5 µg/L.

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Is Volusia-Molly 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

37 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2020–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • FLORIDA LAKEWATCH21FLKWAT_WQX37 samples · 2020–2024
Monitoring station identifiers (3)

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.