Lamar County Lake Quality
Mississippi, 4 lakes, measured by MDEQ
Lamar County has 4 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. Most monitored lakes in Lamar County are productive, shallow basins; each lake page shows its own phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings beside the EPA condition class.
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. Hennington Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Lamar County
4 lakes · 3 ranked on readings, 1 without enough sampling3 lakes ranked on readings · 1 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennington LakeLamar | 4.9 ft | 80 µg/L | 8.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Little Black Creek ReservoirLamar | 4.3 ft | 70 µg/L | 7.7 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Beaver LakeLamar | 2 ft | 60 µg/L | 42.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Cole LakeLamar | 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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