Lake Conway: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 3 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Randolph Street Public Boat Ramp, 1 lane, concrete.
The lake
Lake Conway covers 1,080 acres in Florida, across Orange County. It is a lake: 93.8% of it is 30 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 34 feet (10.4 m). Our records hold 19 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 34 ft (10.4 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 93.8% of the water is 30 feet or shallower. We hold 68 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 1.2% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 4.3% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 5.8% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 5.7% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 5.4% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 5.7% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 6.8% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 10.6% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 8.7% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 8.7% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 6.6% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 7.8% of the water
- 24–26 ft: 7.4% of the water
- 26–28 ft: 5.2% of the water
- 28–30 ft: 3.9% of the water
- 30–32 ft: 4.5% of the water
- 32–33 ft: 1.8% of the water
Water and conditions
Water temperature averages 77°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 59°F and the warmest is 91°F; the warmest monthly average is 88°F. pH averages 7.4. These readings span 2016–2025.
Monthly average water temperature: Jan 61°F · Feb 71°F · Mar 70°F · Apr 75°F · May 81°F · Jun 81°F · Jul 87°F · Aug 88°F · Sep 83°F · Oct 80°F · Nov 74°F · Dec 68°F
3 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps, 1 hand launch and 2 launches with restricted access.
- Randolph Street Public Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 14 trailers (paved), no fee, open around the clock, portable restrooms, dock, wheelchair access. Orlando, Orange County. 5699 Randolph Street, Orlando 32809 · website orangecountyfl.net/cultureparks/parks.aspx?m=dtlvw&d=76#.YfAXnfvMJaQ
- Fern Creek Public Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 3 trailers (roadside), no fee, daylight hours. Orlando, Orange County. Ferncreek Avenue and Waterwitch Drive, Orlando 32806 · website orangecountyfl.net/cultureparks/parks.aspx?m=lstbr#.YfAQ_PvMJaT
Car-top and kayak launches — no trailer
- Warren Park Paddlecraft Launch Dock — hand launch, dock, parking for 2 trailers (firm unpaved), no fee, daylight hours, dock. Orlando, Orange County. 3406 Warren Park RD, Orlando 32812 · website orangecountyfl.net/cultureparks/parks.aspx?m=dtlvw&d=42#.YfAclvvMJaQ
Restricted access — you cannot just drive up
- City of Belle Isle Perkins Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 5 trailers (firm unpaved), paid, daylight hours, dock. Orlando. Perkins Road, Orlando 32809 · phone (407) 851-7730 · website belleislefl.gov/publicworks/page/boat-ramps
- City of Belle Isle Venitian Boat Ramp — 1 lane, sand, paid, daylight hours. Orlando. Parkway Drive and Pasedena Drive, Orlando 32809 · phone (407) 851-7730 · website belleislefl.gov/publicworks/page/boat-ramps
Our ramp table for this water is not complete: there may be more.
What is hard here
Only 3 public ramps are 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 88°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.
- Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
