Badin Lake is a lake in Stanly County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Are there boat ramps on Badin Lake?

Badin Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Old Whitney. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Badin Lake?

Badin Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by North Carolina's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Badin Lake

Stanly County, North Carolina5,566 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NC DEQ for this lake.

Area

5,566 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

77.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · PCBs
Public access

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Badin Lake in Stanly County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 5566 acres.

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Badin Lake is a 5,566-acre lake in Stanly County, North Carolina. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Badin Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp
Big water5,566 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Badin Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Badin Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Badin Lake

These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Badin Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

5,566 acres

Shoreline

77.8 mi

Public access

Yes

Listed by NC DEQ

No bathymetric survey has been published for Badin Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Old WhitneyPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Badin Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Badin Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

PCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NC12-(124.5)d1 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Stanly County

Long Lake9.9 miView →Lake Tillery11.5 miView →Badin LakeEutrophic1.1 miView →Falls LakeEutrophic4.4 miView →Tuckertown ReservoirEutrophic5.8 miView →Tuckertown Reservoir7.4 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Badin Lake

Where is Badin Lake?: Badin Lake is a lake in Stanly County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Badin Lake?: Badin Lake in Stanly County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 5566 acres.
Is Badin Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Badin Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Badin Lake?: Badin Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Old Whitney. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Badin Lake?: Badin Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by North Carolina's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.