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Mesotrophic Lakes in Florida

541 mesotrophic lakes in Florida. Moderate nutrients, good water quality.

Most well-managed working lakes register as mesotrophic — the band that balances productivity with clarity. 541 lakes in {{stateName}} sit in the mesotrophic band. About 0% are deep (50+ ft); the rest are shallower basins where watershed management keeps nutrients from pushing the system into eutrophy.

Mesotrophic lakes tend to grade B or C on the LakeGrade rubric — the productive-but-clear band lines up with the middle of the letter grades.

#LakeCountyGradeClarityDepthTSI
1Campbell Lake MiddleWaltonA9 ft-41
2Seminole-Crystal Bowl LakeSeminoleA11 ft-40
3Seminole-Silver LakeSeminoleA13 ft-40
4Orange-Olivia LakeOrangeA11.5 ft-41
5Lake SusannahOrangeA9.8 ft-41
6Seminole-Little Bear LakeSeminoleA10 ft-43
7Lake-East CrookedLakeA10.8 ft-40
8Miami-Dade-Highland LakeMiami-DadeA9 ft-41
9Hillsborough-Alice LakeHillsboroughA10.7 ft-41
10Orange-Hickorynut South LakeOrangeA9 ft-43
11Putnam-Broward LakePutnamA11 ft-41
12Hillsborough-Mound LakeHillsboroughA9.8 ft-41
13Orange-Lee LakeOrangeA8.5 ft-42
14Orange-Little Hickorynut LakeOrangeA10 ft-41
15Collier-Ifas Collier PondCollierA9 ft-41
16Orange-Olympia LakeOrangeA10.5 ft-42
17Bay LakeOrangeA8.6 ft-42
18Clay-Lily LakeClayA11 ft-41
19Pnthrwst LakeOrangeA8.4 ft-42
20Seminole-Bear LakeSeminoleA9 ft-44
21Lake Hall Center of LakeLeonA10.2 ft-42
22Hillsborough-Carroll LakeHillsboroughA11 ft-42
23Hillsborough-Elizabeth LakeHillsboroughA8.3 ft-43
24Lake-ClearLakeA9.3 ft-42
25Marion-Horseshoe LakeMarionA9 ft-44
26Orange-Ola LakeOrangeA12 ft-40
27Orange-Little Sawyer LakeOrangeA10.8 ft-41
28Pasco-East LakePascoA11.9 ft-42
29Orange-Sawyer LakeOrangeA10.5 ft-41
30Highlands-Dinner LakeHighlandsA9 ft-41
31Lake-RoyalLakeA9.7 ft-43
32Lake PorterOrangeA8.6 ft-42
33Lake BrantleySeminoleA9.5 ft-42
34Lake Hiawassee SouthOrangeA9.3 ft-42
35Orange-Tucker LakeOrangeA13 ft-41
36Lake Holden NorthOrangeA8.8 ft-42
37Lake Underhill SouthOrangeA8.4 ft-44
38Hillsborough-Cypress LakeHillsboroughA9 ft-43
39Ker LakeMarionA9.8 ft-43
40Orange-Underhill LakeOrangeA11.3 ft-42
41Orange-Sheen LakeOrangeA9 ft-43
42Lake BaldwinOrangeA9 ft-42
43Lake BartonOrangeA10 ft-41
44Lake MizellOrangeA10.8 ft-41
45Orange-Gatlin LakeOrangeA10.5 ft-41
46Lake Holden SouthOrangeA9.3 ft-43
47Highlands-Jackson LakeHighlandsA10.5 ft-43
48Lake SeminarySeminoleA12.5 ft-41
49Center of Lake Santa FeAlachuaA8.7 ft-44
50Holden N LakeOrangeA8.4 ft-40
51Citrus-Hernando LakeCitrusA8.5 ft-44
52Seminole-Wildmere LakeSeminoleA11 ft-41
53Collier-Eagle LakeCollierA8.5 ft-44
54Lake Conway @ Sw ShoreOrangeA8.5 ft-41
55Lkjoe LakePolkA11.2 ft-41
56Lake CharityOrangeA9.2 ft-43
57Tsala Apopka LakeCitrusA9.2 ft-42
58Lake SybeliaOrangeA9 ft-44
59Hillsborough-Crenshaw LakeHillsboroughA8.5 ft-44
60Volusia-Mamie LakeVolusiaA8.5 ft-43
61Orange-William Davis LakeOrangeA10.5 ft-42
62Hillsborough-Round LakeHillsboroughA10 ft-41
63Pnutlk LakeLakeA9.2 ft-41
64CrystlakeLakeA9.5 ft-41
65Croft LakeCitrusA8.6 ft-42
66Lkgemmary LakeOrangeA8.5 ft-42
67Lkbryanctr LakeOrangeA9.8 ft-42
68DinnerlakeHighlandsA9.2 ft-41
69Putnam-Annie LakePutnamA11.3 ft-40
70Orange-George LakeOrangeA9.5 ft-41
71MrrlakeSeminoleA11.5 ft-42
72Dreamlk LakeOrangeA9.5 ft-41
73Wilmerelk LakeSeminoleA8.9 ft-43
74LakeolaOrangeA8.9 ft-43
75Clay-Foxvalley LakeClayA11.5 ft-42
76Hillsborough-Grace LakeHillsboroughA10 ft-43
77Lilyclay LakeClayA10.2 ft-41
78Jacc LakeWaltonB9.3 ft-44
79Brevard-Clear LakeBrevardB9.8 ft-46
80Marion-Deerback LakeMarionB7 ft-44
81Hillsborough-Flynn LakeHillsboroughB6 ft-45
82Lake-EmmaLakeB6.5 ft-45
83Walton-Western LakeWaltonB6 ft-44
84Orange-Holden LakeOrangeB10.5 ft-44
85Lake-JoannaLakeB7.5 ft-42
86Walton-Spring LakeWaltonB8.2 ft-45
87Lee-Harborage East LakeLeeB5 ft-45
88Orange-Claire LakeOrangeB6 ft-44
89Putnam-Blue LakePutnamB7.5 ft-45
90Hillsborough-West Meadows LakeHillsboroughB7 ft-45
91Grayton Lake MiddleWaltonB5 ft-48
92Polk-Crooked LakePolkB8 ft-45
93Lktennesee LakeOrangeB9.7 ft-46
94Hillsborough-Island Ford LakeHillsboroughB5.5 ft-47
95Highlands-Annie LakeHighlandsB7 ft-42
96Lillkweir LakeMarionB5.2 ft-46
97Lee-Harborage West LakeLeeB7.2 ft-43
98Seminole-Little Mary LakeSeminoleB7 ft-45
99Lake-GrasshopperLakeB6.5 ft-43
100Polk-Crooked-Babson Park LakePolkB8 ft-44

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.