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Wcrookednsh Lake

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

Clarity
2 ft
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
18 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
Water temp
~75°F
Typical for Oct · EPA WQP
Max depth
~38 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Type
Eutrophic
Trophic class
Trend
Stable
6 years of samples
  • Eutrophic
  • 38 ft max depth

Wcrookednsh Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

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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 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. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Bacteria tested: exceedances

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.

Bacteria testing record
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.

Whether Wcrookednsh 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 Wcrookednsh Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Wcrookednsh 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 18 µg/L. TSI 57.

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 phosphorus18µg/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.57Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Water Temperature

Wcrookednsh Lake typically sits around 75°F at the surface in October. 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.

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

Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (60°F) to its warmest (86°F).

Typical surface water temperature by month, from 41 field readings (2020–2025) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Wcrookednsh Lake water temperature breakdown →

Lake Details

Max depth

~38 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

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Surface area

89 acres

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Shoreline

1.7 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

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.

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Fishing Wcrookednsh Lake

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

  • Water clarity

    Worsening

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Improving

    -3.14 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Wcrookednsh Lake

Where is Wcrookednsh Lake?

Wcrookednsh 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 Wcrookednsh Lake?

Wcrookednsh Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

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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 is a historical summary of past bacteria testing, not a current reading and not a swimming clearance. Bacteria levels can spike quickly after heavy rain, so whether Wcrookednsh Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for Florida's water agency and the county health department; check their current beach advisories before you swim.

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What is the water temperature of Wcrookednsh Lake?

Wcrookednsh Lake typically sits around 75°F at the surface in October, from 41 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2020–2025). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.

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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)

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)