Alligator Lake: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at C-Gate 33 Boat Ramp (Alligator Lake Canal), 1 lane, concrete.
The lake
Alligator Lake covers 3,436 acres in Florida, across Osceola County. It is a lake: 92.3% of it is 20 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 32 feet (9.8 m). Our records hold 20 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 32 ft (9.8 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.3% of the water is 20 feet or shallower. We hold 36 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 10.1% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 9.5% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 13.6% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 20.5% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 12% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 8.2% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 5.1% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 4.3% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 4.4% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 4.6% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 3% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 2.2% of the water
- 24–26 ft: 1% of the water
- 26–28 ft: 0.7% of the water
- 28–30 ft: 0.8% of the water
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 2.6–7 feet on our readings, averaging 4.3 feet, from 199 readings. Our water temperature readings average 79°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 6.8. These readings span 2018–2025.
1 ramp or launch on this water
On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.
- C-Gate 33 Boat Ramp (Alligator Lake Canal) — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 5 trailers (firm unpaved), no fee, dock, wheelchair access. Saint Cloud, Oceola County. 4351 Hickory Tree Road (County Road 534), Saint Cloud 34772 · phone (407) 742-0662 · website osceola.org/agencies-departments/public-works/natural-resources/lakes-management/boat-ramps
Our ramp table for this water is not complete: there may be more.
What is hard here
Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish. Alligators live in Florida fresh water. Keep clear of the bank edge at dawn and dusk, and keep pets away from it.
Where this data comes from
- Florida FWC — FWC Florida lake bathymetry: class A, a survey of the bottom.
