Tallapoosa County Lake Quality
Alabama, 5 lakes, average grade A (Excellent)
Tallapoosa County holds 5 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 2 of those lakes carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Tallapoosa County lakes grade an A. That puts it near the top of the Alabama county ranking.
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. Yate Lake (A) is the cleanest in the county.
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All Lakes in Tallapoosa County
5 lakes · 2 graded, 3 not rated2 graded lakes · 3 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AYate LakeTallapoosa | A | 4.7 ft | 9 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | AYate LakeTallapoosa | A | 7.4 ft | 7 µg/L | 1.1 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| NRLake MartinTallapoosa | NR | 7.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRMurphy LakeTallapoosa | NR | 3.7 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRRussell PondTallapoosa | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = not rated: there is not enough recent sampling to support a letter. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.