Lake Weir: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 4 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area Kayak Launch Dock, 7 lanes, dock.
The lake
Lake Weir covers 5,624 acres in Florida, across Marion County. It is a lake: 97.6% of it is 24 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 29.2 feet (8.9 m). Our records hold 20 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 29.2 ft (8.9 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 97.6% of the water is 24 feet or shallower. We hold 74 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 3.9% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 3.3% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 3.3% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 3.4% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 3.8% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 4.9% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 6.9% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 7.3% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 7.3% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 13.6% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 27.3% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 12.6% of the water
- 24–26 ft: 2% of the water
- 26–28 ft: 0.4% of the water
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 3.9–6.3 feet on our readings, averaging 5 feet, from 243 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 58°F and the warmest is 92°F; the warmest monthly average is 90°F. pH averages 7.5. These readings span 2016–2025.
4 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps and 2 hand launches.
- Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area Boat Ramp — 6 lanes, concrete, parking for 80 trailers (paved), paid, flush restrooms, dock, wheelchair access. Ocklawaha, Marion County. 13275 SE 115 Avenue, Ocklawaha 32179 · website parks.marionfl.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/24/5048
- Hope Boat Ramp at Sam Phillips Park (Annual Park Pass Required) — 4 lanes, concrete, parking for 11 trailers (paved), paid, flush restrooms. Weirsdale, Marion County. 16060 SE 115 Avenue, Weirsdale 32195 · website parks.marionfl.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/20/5048
Car-top and kayak launches — no trailer
- Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area Kayak Launch Dock — hand launch, dock, parking for 80 trailers. Ocklawaha, Marion County. website parks.marionfl.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/24/5048
- Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area Little Lake Wier Kayak Launch Beach — hand launch, sand, parking for 80 trailers (soft unpaved). Ocklawaha, Marion County. website parks.marionfl.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/24/5048
Fee and opening hours are blank for all 4 places in this list: 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
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 5,624 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. 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 90°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- SJRWMD — St. Johns River Water Management District: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- Florida FWC — FWC Florida lake bathymetry: class A, a survey of the bottom.
