Lake Rochelle: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lake Rochelle Public Boat Ramp, 1 lane, concrete.
The lake
Lake Rochelle covers 562 acres in Florida, across Polk County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 18 feet (5.5 m). Our records hold 17 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 18 ft (5.5 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 25 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 1.7% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 6.1% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 7.5% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 8.9% of the water
- 8–9 ft: 5.2% of the water
- 9–10 ft: 5.1% of the water
- 10–11 ft: 5.3% of the water
- 11–12 ft: 5.6% of the water
- 12–13 ft: 8.8% of the water
- 13–14 ft: 10.7% of the water
- 14–15 ft: 11.6% of the water
- 15–16 ft: 11.6% of the water
- 16–17 ft: 12% of the water
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 1.4–4.6 feet on our readings, averaging 3.1 feet, from 53 readings. Our water temperature readings average 78°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 61°F and the warmest is 93°F; the warmest monthly average is 88°F. pH averages 7.9. These readings span 2016–2025.
2 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp and 1 hand launch.
- Lake Rochelle Public Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 12 trailers (firm unpaved), no fee, open around the clock, dock. Lake Alfred, City of Lake Alfred. Highway 17, Lake Alfred 33850 · phone (863) 291-5272 · website mylakealfred.com/departments/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-locations
Car-top and kayak launches — no trailer
- Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve - Canoe Launch — hand launch. Lake Alfred, City of Lake Alfred. 945 Mackay Boulevard, Lake Alfred 33850 · phone (863) 291-5272 · website mylakealfred.com/departments/parks-and-recreation/mackay-gardens-and-lakeside-preserve
Only one of the 2 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
Clarity swings from 1.4 to 4.6 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. Only 2 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.
