Butler Lake: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lakeside Park Public Boat Ramp, 1 lane, concrete.
The lake
Butler Lake covers 436 acres in Florida, across Union County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 7 feet (2.1 m). Our records hold 19 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 7 ft (2.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 9 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 10.7% of the water
- 2–3 ft: 11.7% of the water
- 3–4 ft: 12.7% of the water
- 4–5 ft: 16.5% of the water
- 5–6 ft: 29% of the water
- 6–7 ft: 19.5% of the water
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 79°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 6.4. These readings span 2016–2026.
1 ramp or launch on this water
On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.
- Lakeside Park Public Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 8 trailers (paved), no fee, open around the clock, flush restrooms, dock, wheelchair access. Lake Butler, City of Lake Butler. Lakeside Park, Lake Butler, North of NW 3rd St.. 32054 · phone (386) 496-3401 · website cityoflakebutler.com/parksrec
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.
