The Lake Alice Watershed

The Lake Alice Watershed is a closed basin that encompasses approximately 1,106 acres. Included in the Lake Alice Watershed is Lake Alice, which is the receiving body of a majority of the main campus’s stormwater and is permitted as the watershed’s retention pond. Lake levels are controlled by a series of two recharge wells developed into the Upper Floridan Aquifer.

The basin is characterized by a large amount of topographic relief with almost 100-feet of elevation difference between the highest portions of the basin (165 feet) and the normal control level of Lake Alice (68 feet). The watershed is highly developed with approximately 46% of the campus being covered by impervious surfaces.

Natural areas around the lake and its tributaries are within designated conservation areas. These spaces are managed and protected through a Conservation Area Land Management (CALM) Plan that is currently being updated.