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Water clarity or turbidity measures the degree to which light is blocked because the water is cloudy or contains suspended particles, such as algae. Water clarity is one indicator of a waterbody's ability to sustain plants and wildlife.

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149th Ave (04-08) Pond
45th Ave NE Canal Stream
54th Ave E Canal Stream
70th Ave N Canal Stream
Airport Outfall Canal Stream
Alafia River Stream
Alafia River - North Prong Stream
Alafia River - South Prong Stream
Alafia River - South Prong - West Branch Stream
Alderman Creek Stream
Alice, Lake Lake
Allbright, Lake Lake
Allen Creek Stream
Allen, Lake Lake
Allen, Lake Lake
Alligator Creek Stream
Alligator Lake Lake
Anclote River Stream
Archie Creek Stream
Armistead, Lake Lake
Artillery, Lake Lake
Avis Lake Lake
Azalea Lakes #1 (09-02) Pond
Baker Branch Stream
Baker Creek Stream
Banana-Hancock Canal Stream
Banjo Lake Lake
Barbara, Lake Lake
Basset Branch Stream
Bay Lake Lake
Bayou Branch Stream
Baywood Park (05-06) Pond
Bear Creek Stream
Beckett Lake Lake
Behnke, Lake Lake
Bell Creek Stream
Bell Lake Lake
Bellevue, Lake Lake
Bellows Lake Outlet Stream
Bernadette, Lake Lake
Beulah, Lake Lake
Big Ditch Creek Stream
Big Lake Vienna Lake
Bird Branch Stream
Bird Lake Lake
Bird Lake Lake
Bishop Creek Stream
Bishop Creek - North Branch Stream
Bishop Creek - South Branch Stream
Black Lake Lake
Black Lake Lake
Blackwater Creek Stream
Blanton Lake Lake
Blue Gill Lake Lake
Boat Lake Lake
Boca Ciega Bay Bay
Boggy Branch Stream
Boggy Creek Stream
Boggy Creek Stream
Bonn Creek Stream
Bonnet, Lake (Lakeland) Lake
Booker Creek Stream
Bowlees Creek Stream
Braden River Stream
Brant, Lake Lake
Briar Creek Stream
Brooker Creek Stream
Brooker, Lake Lake
Brown, Lake Lake
Brushy Creek Stream
Buck Lake Lake
Buckhorn Creek Stream
Buffalo Creek Stream
Bullfrog Creek Stream
Burrell Lake Lake
Cabbage Slough Stream
Calm Lake Lake
Campbell Branch Stream
Carlton Branch Creek Stream
Carlton Lake Lake
Carlton, Lake Lake
Carroll Cove Lake Lake
Carroll, Lake Lake
Casey, Lake Lake
Catfish Lake Lake
Cedar Creek Stream
Cedar Creek Stream
Cedar East Lake Lake
Cedar, Lake Lake
Channel A Stream
Channel G Stream
Chapman Lake Lake
Chapman, Lake Lake
Charles, Lake Lake
Chautauqua, Lake Lake
Chito Branch Stream
Church Creek Stream
Church Lake Lake
Citrus Park Lake Lake
Clam Bayou Drain Stream
Clark Lake Lake
Clay Gully Creek Stream
Clearview Lake Lake
Clearwater Harbor Bay
Cliff Stephens Park Lake Lake
Cockroach Creek Stream
Coker Creek Stream
Commiston Lake Lake
Como Lake Lake
Conley, Lake Lake
Constance, Lake Lake
Cooper Lake Lake
Corbit Branch Stream
Country Woods Lake Lake
Cove Lake Lake
Cow Branch Creek Stream
Cow House Creek Stream
Crenshaw, Lake Lake
Crescent Lake Lake
Crescent Lake Lake
Crest Lake Lake
Cross Bayou Canal Stream
Crum, Lake Lake
Crystal Lake Lake
Curiosity Creek Stream
Curiosity Creek Stream
Curlew Creek Stream
Cypress Creek Stream
Cypress Creek Stream
Cypress Lake Lake
Dan Lake Lake
Darby, Lake Lake
David, Lake (Lakeland) Lake
Dead Lady Lake Lake
Deer Lake Lake
Delaney Creek Stream
Delaney Creek Popoff Canal Stream
Doe Branch Creek Stream
Dorothy, Lake Lake
Dorset Lake Lake
Dorset Pond 1 Pond
Dorset Pond 2 Pond
Double Branch Creek Stream
Dug Creek Stream
Dupree Lake Lake
East Canal Stream
East Double Branch Creek Stream
East Lake Lake
East Lake Lake
East Lake Ellis Lake
Echo Lake Lake
Eckles, Lake Lake
Egret, Lake Lake
Egypt Lake Lake
Elizabeth, Lake Lake
Ellen Lake Lake
Ellen, Lake Lake
English Creek Stream
Estes, Lake Lake
Eva, Lake Lake
Fantasia Lake Lake
Faye, Lake Lake
Fish Creek Stream
Fisher Branch Stream
Fishhawk Creek Stream
Fishing Lake Lake
Flamingo, Lake Lake
Fleur De Lis Lake
Flint Creek Stream
Floyd, Lake Lake
Flynn Lake Lake
Forest North (07-03) Pond
Forest, Lake (06-35) Pond
Fort Crawford Creek Stream
Frances, Lake Lake
Freedom Lake Lake
Frenchmans Creek Stream
Frog Creek Stream
Fuller, Lake Lake
Galloway, Lake Lake
Gamble Creek Stream
Gant Lake Lake
Gap Creek Stream
Garden Lake Lake
Gardenia Lake (06-19) Pond
Gass Lake Lake
Gator Creek Stream
Genesis, Lake Lake
Geneva Lake Lake
George Lake Lake
Gibson, Lake Lake
Gilley Creek Stream
Glass Lake Lake
Glenn Creek Stream
Golden Trout Lake Lake
Gooseneck Lake Lake
Gornto Lake Lake
Grace Creek Stream
Grace, Lake Lake
Grady, Lake Lake
Green Lake Lake
Gulf Of Mexico Gulf
Gully Branch Stream
Gum Slough Stream
Halfmoon Lake Lake
Halls Branch Creek Stream
Hammock Lake Lake
Hanna Lake Lake
Harbor Isle Lake Lake
Harbor Lake Lake
Hart Lake Lake
Harvey Prong Stream
Harvey, Lake Lake
Hayes Bayou Bay
Heather, Lake Lake
Helen, Lake Lake
Henry Street Canal Stream
Heron, Lake Lake
Heron, Lake Lake
Hewitt, Lake Lake
Hiawatha, Lake Lake
Hickory Hammock Creek Stream
Hickory Hammock Lake Lake
Hickory Lakes Manor (98-27) Pond
Hidden Lake Lake
Hidden Lake Lake
Hillsborough Bay Bay
Hillsborough River Stream
Hixon Lake Lake
Hobbs Lake Lake
Hog Island Lake Lake
Holiday Lake Lake
Hollin Creek Stream
Hollomans Branch Stream
Hooker, Lake Lake
Horse Creek Stream
Horse Lake Lake
Howard Prairie Branch Stream
Howell Branch Creek Stream
Hunter, Lake Lake
Hurrah Creek Stream
Innisbrook Canal Stream
Island Ford Lake Lake
Itchepackesassa Creek Stream
Jackson, Lake Lake
James, Lake Lake
Jennette, Lake Lake
Jerry Branch Stream
Jewel, Lake Lake
Johnson Creek Stream
Josephine Lake Lake
Joyce, Lake Lake
Juanita Lake Lake
June Lake Lake
Karney Lake Lake
Keen Branch Stream
Keene, Lake Lake
Kell, Lake Lake
Keystone Lake Lake
King Lake Lake
King Lake Lake
Kreamer Bayou Lake
Lake Butler Lake
Lake Leila Lake
Lake Magdalene Outlet Stream
Lake Morley Imprv. (03-02) Pond
Lake St Clair Lake Committee (06-39) Pond
Lake St George Canal Stream
Lake Sylvia (06-20) Pond
Lake Tarpon Outfall Canal Stream
Landing Pond (10-08) Pond
Larson Pond Pond
Leclare, Lake Lake
Lester Lake Lake
Linda, Lake Lake
Lipsey, Lake Lake
Little Alafia River Stream
Little Bay Lake Lake
Little Bayou Creek Stream
Little Black Lake Lake
Little Bullfrog Creek Stream
Little Como Lake Lake
Little Deep Branch Stream
Little Deer Lake Lake
Little Fishhawk Creek Stream
Little Fort Crawford Creek Stream
Little Halfmoon Lake Lake
Little Lake Lake
Little Lake Wilson Lake
Little Manatee River Stream
Little Manatee River - South Fork Stream
Little Moon Lake Lake
Little Vienna Lake Lake
Loch Haven Lake Lake
Long Bayou/Cross Bayou Bay
Long Branch Stream
Long Flat Creek Stream
Long Lake Lake
Long Pond Lake
Longbranch Creek Stream
Lord Lake Lake
Lower Manatee River Stream
Lower Tampa Bay Bay
Lucerne, Lake Lake
Lutz Lake Lake
Magdalene, Lake Lake
Maggiore, Lake Lake
Manatee River - East Fork Stream
Manatee River - North Fork Stream
Manatee River Estuary Bay
Manatee, Lake Lake
Mango Canal Stream
Mango Lake Lake
Marlee Lake Lake
Marsh Branch Stream
Martha, Lake Lake
Maurine, Lake Lake
McComas, Lake Lake
Mckay Creek Stream
Mead Lake Lake
Medard Reservoir Lake
Merrywater, Lake Lake
Mid Lake Lake
Middle Tampa Bay Bay
Middle Valrico Lake Lake
Mill Bayou Bay
Mill Creek Stream
Mill Creek Stream
Mill Lake Lake
Minniola, Lake Lake
Minnow Creek Stream
Mirror Lake Lake
Mizelle Creek Stream
Moccasin Creek Stream
Moccasin Lake Lake
Moore Lake Lake
Morris, Lake Lake
Moss Lake Lake
Mound Lake Lake
Mountain Lake (Mulberry) Lake
Mulberry Pit Lake
Mullet Creek Stream
Myakka River Stream
Myrtle Lake Lake
Nash, Lake Lake
Nawela, Lake Lake
New River Stream
New Ryan, Lake Lake
Norbert, Lake Lake
Noreast, Lake Lake
North Archie Creek Stream
Old Tampa Bay Bay
Osceola, Lake Lake
Owens Branch Creek Stream
Padgett, Lake Lake
Palm River Stream
Parker, Lake Lake
Parrish, Lake Lake
Pasadena Lake Lake
Pasadena, Lake Lake
Pelleham Branch Creek Stream
Pemberton Creek Stream
Phillippi Canal 3-16 Stream
Phillippi Creek Main A Stream
Phillippi Creek Main B Stream
Phillippi Creek Main C Stream
Pierce Branch Creek Stream
Pine Pond Lake
Pine, Lake Lake
Pinellas Park Ditch Stream
Pinellas Park Ditch #5 Stream
Piney Point Creek Stream
Place, Lake Lake
Placid, Lake Lake
Placido, Lake Lake
Platt Lake Lake
Poley Branch Stream
Poley Creek Stream
Politz Lake Lake
Pollard Branch Stream
PONDWATCH (06-902) Lake
PONDWATCH (06-906) Lake
PONDWATCH (07-901) Pond
Preston Woods (05-07) Pond
Pretty Lake Lake
Pretty Pond Lake
Rainbow Lake Lake
Raleigh, Lake Lake
Rattlesnake Creek Stream
Rattlesnake Slough Stream
Reinheimer, Lake Lake
Rice Creek Stream
Ripple Lake (04-04) Pond
Roberta, Lake Lake
Rock Lake Lake
Rocket, Lake Lake
Rocky Creek Stream
Rogers Lake Lake
Roosevelt Canal Stream
Round Lake Lake
Saddleback Lake Lake
Saint Joes Creek Stream
Salt Creek Stream
Sapphire Lake Lake
Sawgrass Lake Lake
Saxon Lake Lake
Scott Lake Lake
Scotts Lake West Lake
Seminole Bypass Canal Stream
Seminole Vo-Ed Lake Fusion (05-02) Pond
Seminole, Lake Lake
Seminole, Lake Lake
September, Lake Lake
Shangri-la Lake Lake
Silver Lake Lake
Simmons Lake Lake
Six Mile Creek Stream
Six Pound Pond Lake
Sloan Lake Lake
Smith Creek Stream
Sophia, Lake Lake
South Branch Anclote River Stream
South Lake Lake
Spartman Branch Stream
Spring Bayou Lake
Spring Branch Stream
St. George, Lake Lake
St. Joseph Sound Bay
Stall, Lake Lake
Starvation Lake Lake
Stearns, Lake Lake
Stemper, Lake Lake
Stevenson Creek Stream
Stillwater Lake Lake
Strawberry Lake Lake
Sunrise, Lake Lake
Sunset Lake Lake
Swan Lake Lake
Sweetwater Creek Stream
Symphony Lake Lake
Taliaferro East Pond
Taliaferro West Pond
Tampa Bypass Canal Stream
Tampa Lake Lake
Tarpon, Lake Lake
Taylor Lake Lake
Taylor Lake Lake
Taylor, Lake Lake
Tenmile Lake Lake
Terra Ceia Bay Bay
Terry's Tributary Stream
Thirteenmile Run Stream
Thirtymile Creek Stream
Thomas Lake Lake
Thomas, Lake Lake
Thonotosassa, Lake Lake
Thorpe, Lake Lake
Tiger Creek Canal Stream
Tinney Creek Stream
Trout Creek Stream
Turkey Creek Stream
Turner's Creek Stream
Turtle, Lake Lake
Twelve Oaks Lake Owners (98-19) Pond
Twin Lake Lake
Twin Lake Lake
Two Hole Branch Creek Stream
Uihlein, Lake Lake
Upper Manatee River Stream
Valrico Lake Lake
Veronica/Round Pond Lake
Victoria, Lake Lake
Vienna Lake Lake
Villas On The Green (12-04) Pond
Virginia, Lake Lake
Walden Lake Lake
Ward Lake Lake
Wares Creek Stream
Wastena, Lake Lake
Webb Branch Stream
Weeks, Lake Lake
West Lake Lake
West Meadows Lake 1 Lake
West Meadows Lake 2 Lake
Whitaker Bayou Stream
Whitaker Canal 3-5 Stream
Whitcomb Bayou Lake
White Trout Lake Lake
Wilford, Lake Lake
Williams Creek Stream
Williams, Lake Lake
Wimauma, Lake Lake
Wire, Lake Lake
Wistaria Lake Lake
Withlacoochee River Stream
Wolf Branch Creek Stream
Wood, Lake Lake
X Pit Lake
Ybor City Drain Stream
Zambito, Lake Lake
Zelma, Lake Lake
Zephyr, Lake Lake
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