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Ellis County Lake Quality

Texas, 8 lakes, measured by TCEQ

Ellis 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. The 8 monitored lakes in Ellis County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings TCEQ has published, shown as reported.

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.

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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Bell Branch Ranch Lake — or check the official Texas fishing regulations.

All Lakes in Ellis County

8 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 8 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 8 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Bell Branch Ranch LakeEllisNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake ClarkEllisNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Old LakeEllisNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bardwell LakeEllisNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Griffith ReservoirEllisNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake WaxahachieEllisNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples48 ft✓ Public
Lake CloptonEllisNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Massey LakeEllisNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot 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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Source: the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. See data sources.