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Ouachita County Lake Quality

Louisiana, 15 lakes, measured by LDEQ

There are 15 monitored lakes in Ouachita County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 15 monitored lakes in Ouachita County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings LDEQ has published, shown as reported.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.

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All Lakes in Ouachita County

15 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 15 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 15 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
Black Bayou LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Cotton Patch LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Country Club LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Devils HoleOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Fish LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hamilton LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Horseshoe LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake CatherineOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake LafittaOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
McGuire Lake Number TwoOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moon LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Pace LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pucketts LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Wall LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Whites LakeOuachitaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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Source: the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. See data sources.