Chatham County Lake Quality
North Carolina, 8 lakes, measured by NC DEQ
Chatham County has 8 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. 7 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The monitored lakes here are mostly shallow, productive basins where summer algae is common; each lake page shows its own readings beside the EPA condition class.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is B Everett Jordan Lake.
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All Lakes in Chatham County
8 lakes · 7 ranked on readings, 1 without enough sampling7 lakes ranked on readings · 1 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Everett Jordan LakeChatham | 1.8 ft | 117 µg/L | 22.9 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | B E Jordan LakeChatham | 2.6 ft | 40.5 µg/L | 35.5 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Jordan LakeChatham | 2.2 ft | 50 µg/L | 46 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 4 | Buckhorn Dam LakeChatham | 2.3 ft | 100 µg/L | 31 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 5 | Turner ReservoirChatham | 1.6 ft | 75 µg/L | 59 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 6 | Rocky River ReservoirChatham | 1.9 ft | 55 µg/L | 55.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 7 | Robeson Creek LakeChatham | No recent samples | 60 µg/L | 31 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Siler City Water Supply Lake Number ThreeChatham | 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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