Clear Lake Quick Facts

Orlando's Lakes

Just South of the Gore Street and Tampa Avenue intersection.   
Neighborhood Map

Lake Surface Area: 358 acres                                     Mean Depth: 12 ft. 11 in.

Lake Volume: 1.5 billion gal.                                     Aeration:  NO  

Shoreline Length: 42,116 ft.                                         Lake Origin:  Natural

Predominate Drainage Basin Land Use: Residential (30%) Commercial (16%) Vacant (32%)

Park:  YES                                          L Claudia Allen Park;  George Barker Park 

Fishing:  YES                                      Fishing in Orlando

Boat Ramp:  YES

2007 WATER QUALITY SUMMARY SHEET

AVERAGE SECCHI DEPTH                                         3 ft. 3 in.

(an indication of water clarity)

AVERAGE TROPHIC STATE INDEX                              56

(water quality indicator) 

TROPHIC STATE                                                         Mesotrophic

(describes level of biological productivity)

2007 Trophic State Index Ranking: 65 (out of 94 Lakes)

 Glossary

Comments:  Clear Lake has a long history of water quality problems and studies.  A large-scale fish removal project in 1992 appears to have resulted in dramatic but short-lived improvements in water quality.  Projects implemented include large-scale stormwater treatment projects, reestablishment of aquatic vegetation and recent construction of a municipal sanitary sewer along eastern shoreline. Persistent wintertime high bacteria levels were eliminated by residents dispersing migratory gulls in 1999. Data indicates projects are beginning to result in improving water quality.