Anchor Lake
Anchor Lake in Pearl River County, Mississippi is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 345 acres.
- Area
- 345 acres
Why Anchor Lake has no grade
We grade a lake only when its monitoring record clears the evidence bar: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Anchor Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).
Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.
Sampling is run by your state environmental agency and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.
Anchor Lake is a 345-acre lake in Pearl River County, Mississippi.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2022-05-17. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.
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Swimming Safety
Not ratedLimited data
Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake
Water quality measurements for Anchor Lake
These readings exist but do not meet the evidence bar for an A–F grade — see why.
No clarity data.
| Metric | Value | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
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Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Surface Area | 345 acres |
No bathymetric survey has been published for Anchor Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Fishing Anchor Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Anchor Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Anchor Lake Dam (completed 1965), built primarily for recreation on the East Hobolochitto; earth-type dam, 24 ft tall and 2,500 ft long.
- Surface area
- 345 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,274 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 3,370 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 8 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- ANCHOR LAKE PROP OWNERS ASSOC.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS01454 · Operator website
Graded lakes near Anchor Lake
Anchor Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.
Nearby Lakes in Pearl River County
Frequently asked questions about Anchor Lake
Where is Anchor Lake?
- Anchor Lake is a lake in Pearl River County, Mississippi. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — there is not enough recent sampling to assign a letter.
What is the water quality grade for Anchor Lake?
- Anchor Lake in Pearl River County, Mississippi is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 345 acres.
Is Anchor Lake safe to swim in?
- Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Anchor Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX2 samples · 2022
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.