Van Buren County Lake Quality
Arkansas, 3 lakes, measured by Arkansas DEQ
Van Buren County has 3 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. For Van Buren 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.
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. Driver Creek Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Driver Creek Lake — or check the official Arkansas fishing regulations.
All Lakes in Van Buren County
3 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 2 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 2 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driver Creek LakeVan Buren | No recent samples | 27 µg/L | 13 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Brock LakeVan Buren | 2.6 ft | 32.5 µg/L | 12.6 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| West Fork Point Remove Creek Site One ReservoirVan Buren | 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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