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Wcrookednsh Lake

B
Grade B — Good
Good · #48 of 128 lakes in the county · 2 ft clear · Eutrophic · from C
Eutrophic

Wcrookednsh Lake in Lake County, Florida has a water quality grade of B (Good). Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

Clarity
2 ft
Typical in August
86°F
Max depth
~38 ft est.
Type
Eutrophic
Trend
Stable

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Wcrookednsh Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Lake County, Florida with an estimated average depth of about 38 feet. Water quality is graded B based on 1 sampling years through 2025. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 127 other monitored lakes in Lake County, Wcrookednsh Lake ranks #48 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-08-18. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Grade only

Bacteria C

Based on clarity and algae grades from past sampling — we do not hold live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

C
Bacteria swim-safety grade: C
from E. coli testing · 37 samples, 5 seasons

Based on E. coli testing, Wcrookednsh Lake occasionally exceeded the EPA safe-swimming threshold (235 MPN/100mL) — on 8.1% of 37 samples across 5 seasons.

This is a historical summary of past testing, not a current condition — bacteria levels change quickly, especially after rain. Always check Florida’s current beach and health-department advisories before swimming.

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Water Quality Grade: B (Good)

Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus level: 18 µg/L. Trophic State Index: 57.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2 ftNot graded
Phosphorus18 µg/LGood
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)57Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Water Temperature

Wcrookednsh Lake typically sits around 86°F at the surface in August. Summer average is about 83°F. Usually warmest in Aug (about 86°F) and coldest in Jan (about 60°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.

Jan
60°
Feb
64°
Mar
67°
Apr
74°
May
78°
Jun
79°
Jul
83°
Aug
86°
Sep
81°
Oct
75°
Nov
72°
Dec
68°

Typical surface water temperature by month, from 41 field readings (20202025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Wcrookednsh Lake water temperature breakdown →

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~38 ft est.
Average Depth~13 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 Wcrookednsh Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
6 sq mi
Surface area
89 acres
Shoreline
1.7 mi
Elevation
69 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.

Fishing Wcrookednsh Lake

Based on 6 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Declining-1.001 m/yr6
Phosphorus Improving-3.14 µg/L/yr6
See year-by-year chart →

EPA Impairment Status

Wcrookednsh Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit FL2821B · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (2.83 km)

County Ranking

Ranked #48 of 128 lakes in Lake County

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Frequently asked questions about Wcrookednsh Lake

Where is Wcrookednsh Lake?

Wcrookednsh Lake is a lake in Lake County, Florida. LakeQuality grades it B for nutrients and algae. The letter is not a swimming clearance.

What is the water quality grade for Wcrookednsh Lake?

Wcrookednsh Lake in Lake County, Florida has a water quality grade of B (Good). Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

Is Wcrookednsh Lake safe to swim in?

Based on E. coli testing, Wcrookednsh Lake occasionally exceeded the EPA safe-swimming threshold (235 MPN/100mL) — on 8.1% of 37 samples across 5 seasons. That works out to a bacteria swim-safety grade of C — a historical summary of past testing, not a current reading. Wcrookednsh Lake has a water quality grade of B (Good). Bacteria levels can spike quickly after heavy rain, so always check Florida's current beach and health-department advisories before you swim.

What is the water temperature of Wcrookednsh Lake?

Wcrookednsh Lake typically sits around 86°F at the surface in August, from 41 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2020–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.

How deep is Wcrookednsh Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Wcrookednsh Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 38 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

63 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples63 samples · 2020–2025
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)