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Orange Lake is a natural lake with management context from St. Johns River Water Management District. Lake Insights displays its latest available elevation from SJRWMD.
Marion County, FL · surrounding county from lake location
Severe Drought
Severe drought conditions are present.
Severity
Weekly trend
Improving
Compared with last week
Official drought
Yes
63.6% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).
Expected impacts
U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Aug 18, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Marion County, FL
General factors for natural lakes like this
These are common influences for this type of lake. They do not identify the cause of a specific current change unless an operator update confirms it.
Rainfall & runoff
Rain on the lake and watershed runoff can raise natural lake levels over time.
Inflows & outflows
Tributaries, connecting waterways, and outlets move water into and out of the lake.
Managing authority: St. Johns River Water Management District
Observation source used by Lake Insights: SJRWMD
Who manages the lake and who publishes the reading Lake Insights displays can differ. Lake Insights does not invent a source label from the managing authority alone.
Shared background — not lake-specific facts
Lake Insights aggregates water level information from authoritative public sources such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, TVA, Bureau of Reclamation, power utilities, and other official lake operators. We preserve historical observations, calculate trends, and present lake conditions in a consistent format. For SJRWMD, we link to the official source whenever it is available. Lake Insights does not predict future lake levels unless an official forecast has been published by the managing authority.
Datum
Current-level source
Evaporation & seasonal weather
Warm, dry, and windy periods can increase evaporation and contribute to seasonal level change.
Ice, wind & seiches
On larger natural lakes, wind setup, seiches, and ice conditions can temporarily change local water-surface elevation.