Shelby County Lake Quality
Alabama, 21 lakes, measured by ADEM
There are 21 monitored lakes in Shelby County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. 2 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. For Shelby County the spread behind the average matters more than the average itself: a few nutrient-rich lakes among many clear ones produce the same figure as the inverse.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Layc Lake.
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All Lakes in Shelby County
21 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 19 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 19 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Layc LakeShelby | 3.4 ft | 30.5 µg/L | 12.4 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Layc LakeShelby | 3.7 ft | 25 µg/L | 18.7 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Lay LakeShelby | 3 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Fogle LakeShelby | 1.9 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Bounds LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Kimberly-Clark LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Indian Valley LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Double Oak LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Cahaba Girl Scout Council LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lunker LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Oak Mountain LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Heather LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Great Pine LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Hollybrook LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Wehapa LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Yielding LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Baggetts LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Hillhouse LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Deerwood LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Twin Pine LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lay LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not 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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