Bladen County Lake Quality
North Carolina, 12 lakes, average grade B (Good)
Bladen County has 12 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. 5 of those lakes carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county-wide average lands at B — solid water quality with most lakes carrying clear summer transparency and low-to-moderate phosphorus.
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. Bay Tree Lake (B) is the cleanest in the county.
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All Lakes in Bladen County
12 lakes · 5 graded, 7 not rated5 graded lakes · 7 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBay Tree LakeBladen | B | 2.4 ft | 30 µg/L | 8.8 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | BWhite LakeBladen | B | 3.9 ft | 30 µg/L | 11.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | BSalters LakeBladen | B | 1.7 ft | 30 µg/L | 11.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | BJones LakeBladen | B | 2.1 ft | 30 µg/L | 8.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | CSingletary LakeBladen | C | 1.9 ft | 30 µg/L | 17.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| NRHester MillpondBladen | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRLittle Singletary LakeBladen | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRBakers LakeBladen | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRHorseshoe LakeBladen | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRGreenes PondBladen | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCouncil MillpondBladen | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRClark MillpondBladen | 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.