Tallapoosa County Lake Quality
Alabama, 5 lakes, measured by ADEM
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 recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Taken together, the monitored lakes of Tallapoosa County sit near the low-nutrient end of the Alabama range.
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 has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Tallapoosa County
5 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 3 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 3 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yate LakeTallapoosa | 4.7 ft | 9 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Yate LakeTallapoosa | 7.4 ft | 7 µg/L | 1.1 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Lake MartinTallapoosa | 7.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Murphy LakeTallapoosa | 3.7 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Russell PondTallapoosa | 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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