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Wildcatbr Lake

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

Clarity
7 ft
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
18 µg/L
Typical for Florida
Measured by Florida DEP
Trend
Worsening
6 years of samples
  • Public access
  • Limited data

Wildcatbr Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

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Wildcatbr Lake is a lake in Lake County, Florida. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, FDEP, last sampled 2025-07-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Wildcatbr Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Wildcatbr 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 Wildcatbr Lake

These are the measurements Florida DEP publishes for Wildcatbr 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 7 ft. Phosphorus 18 µg/L. TSI 47.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)7ftMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus18µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

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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Recreation & Access

1
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
  • Ocala National Forest - Wildcat Lake Park and Boat RampPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Wildcatbr Lake

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

  • Water clarity

    Worsening

    6 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +1.29 µg/L/yr6 years

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Frequently asked questions about Wildcatbr Lake

Where is Wildcatbr Lake?

Wildcatbr 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 Wildcatbr Lake?

Wildcatbr Lake in Lake County, Florida has water-quality measurements published by Florida DEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18 µg/L.

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Is Wildcatbr Lake safe to swim in?

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

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Are there boat ramps on Wildcatbr Lake?

Wildcatbr Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Ocala National Forest - Wildcat Lake Park and Boat Ramp. Public access is listed as yes.

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Can I fish at Wildcatbr Lake?

Wildcatbr Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Florida's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

4 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 samples4 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

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory