Doctors Lake: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 3 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lakeshore Park Boat Ramp, 2 lanes, concrete.
The lake
Doctors Lake covers 3,467 acres in Florida, across Clay County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is 22 feet (6.7 m). Our records hold 22 species for this water.
Depth: down to 22 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 22 ft (6.7 m). We hold 248 depth contours for this water, drawn from 6,731 soundings.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 1.5–2.6 feet on our readings, averaging 2 feet, from 623 readings. Water temperature averages 81°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 51°F and the warmest is 96°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 8. These readings span 2016–2026.
Monthly average water temperature: Jan 57°F · Feb 64°F · Mar 68°F · Apr 74°F · May 81°F · Jun 86°F · Jul 87°F · Aug 87°F · Sep 84°F · Oct 75°F · Nov 69°F · Dec 61°F
3 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps, 1 hand launch and 1 fishing pier.
- Lakeshore Park Boat Ramp — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 15 trailers (paved), no fee, open around the clock, dock. Fleming Island, Clay County. Lake Shore Drive, Fleming Island 32003 · website claycountygov.com/community/parks-and-recreation/piers-boat-ramps-and-kayak-launches
- Whitey's Fish Camp, Restaurant and RV Park — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 32 trailers (firm unpaved), paid, dock. Fleming Island. 2032 County Road 220, Fleming Island 32003
Car-top and kayak launches — no trailer
- Doctors Lake Park Kayak Launch — hand launch, dock, parking for 14 cars, dock. Fleming Island, Clay County. website claycountygov.com/community/parks-and-recreation/piers-boat-ramps-and-kayak-launches
Fishing piers
- Lake Shore Boat Ramp — no fee, open 7am–6pm. Orange Park, Clay County.
Only one of the 4 places listed has both a fee and 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
Winter water drops to 57°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. 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
- NOAA NOS Hydro — NOAA NOS hydrographic survey archive: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- Florida FWC — FWC Florida lake bathymetry: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA National Bathymetric Source (S-102 ed3.0.0) — NOAA S-102 bathymetric surfaces: contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA BlueTopo: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
