Lake Tarpon
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Although Lake Tarpon is designated as a fishing lake, it fails to meet the EPA's standards, and is therefore listed as an impaired lake due to its excessive nutrients and resulting low dissolved oxygen levels.[3] The lake underwent increasing eutrophication during the 1990s, following a large algal bloom in 1987.[4] Although initial studies determined that the lake was not polluted,[5] studies in the following years noted a decline in the lake's water quality.[6]