Itawamba County Lake Quality
Mississippi, 6 lakes, measured by MDEQ
Itawamba County has 6 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. 3 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county-wide picture is low-to-moderate phosphorus with clear summer transparency across most monitored lakes.
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. Pool D has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Itawamba County
6 lakes · 3 ranked on readings, 3 without enough sampling3 lakes ranked on readings · 3 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pool DItawamba | 3 ft | 60 µg/L | 6.4 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Pool BItawamba | 2.3 ft | 40 µg/L | 11.8 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Pool CItawamba | 2.6 ft | 50 µg/L | 7 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Beaver LakeItawamba | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Lake ItawambaItawamba | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Nita LakeItawamba | 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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