Sumter County Lake Quality
Georgia, 10 lakes — no lake here has enough monitoring data for a grade
Sumter County has 10 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. No lake in Sumter County has enough sampling behind it for an A–F grade yet. The 10 monitored lakes below carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a measurements exist.
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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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Lake Philema — or check the official Georgia fishing regulations.
All Lakes in Sumter County
10 lakes · 0 graded, 10 not rated0 graded lakes · 10 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRLake PhilemaSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRWells MillpondSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRYoungs MillpondSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRLake CollinsSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRStatham LakeSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRMcMath MillpondSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRBrowns MillpondSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRTharpe LakeSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCharles Reeves LakeSumter | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRJohn James LakeSumter | 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.