Cypress Lake: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lake Cypress Public Boat Ramp, 2 lanes, concrete.
The lake
Cypress Lake covers 3,192 acres in Florida, across Osceola County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 8 feet (2.4 m). Our records hold 19 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 8 ft (2.4 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 35 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–1 ft: 10.3% of the water
- 1–2 ft: 7.3% of the water
- 2–3 ft: 7.9% of the water
- 3–4 ft: 7.9% of the water
- 4–5 ft: 16.4% of the water
- 5–6 ft: 10.7% of the water
- 6–7 ft: 28.2% of the water
- 7–8 ft: 11.4% of the water
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 1.3–4 feet on our readings, averaging 2.6 feet, from 60 readings. Our water temperature readings average 77°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 56°F and the warmest is 91°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 8.3. These readings span 2016–2025.
1 ramp or launch on this water
On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.
- Lake Cypress Public Boat Ramp — 2 lanes, concrete, open around the clock, flush restrooms, dock. Kenansville, Osceola County. 3301 LAKE CYPRESS ROAD, Kenansville 34739 · website osceola.org/agencies-departments/public-works/natural-resources/lakes-management/boat-ramps
The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.
What is hard here
Clarity swings from 1.3 to 4 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. 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. Summer water sits at 87°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- Florida FWC — FWC Florida lake bathymetry: class A, a survey of the bottom.
