Rockingham County Lake Quality
North Carolina, 4 lakes, average grade D (Nutrient-rich)
Rockingham 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. 2 of those lakes carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county-wide average grade is D — water quality issues are persistent across most of the monitored basins. 0 lakes fall into the F bracket outright.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the grades sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest lake on the books is Lake Hunt (D); the most-stressed is Lake Hunt (D).
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All Lakes in Rockingham County
4 lakes · 2 graded, 2 not rated2 graded lakes · 2 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DLake HuntRockingham | D | 3.3 ft | 30 µg/L | 14.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | DReidsville LakeRockingham | D | 3 ft | 30 µg/L | 16.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| NRLake WadeRockingham | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRRockingham LakeRockingham | 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.