Where is Bald Mountain Lake?

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

Bald Mountain Lake

Rutherford County, North Carolina34 acresView map Directions

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

Area

34 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.8 mi

Measured length

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Bald Mountain Lake in Rutherford County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 34 acres.

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Bald Mountain Lake is a 34-acre lake in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bald Mountain 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 Bald Mountain Lake

These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Bald Mountain 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

34 acres

Shoreline

1.8 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Rutherford County

Lake LureEutrophic2.6 miView →Lake Adger9.2 miView →Lake Adger3.9 ft clear · Eutrophic9.3 miView →Lake Sandy Plains16.5 miView →Burnett ReservoirMesotrophic16.1 miView →Beetree ReservoirMesotrophic16.8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Bald Mountain Lake

Where is Bald Mountain Lake?: Bald Mountain Lake is a lake in Rutherford 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 Bald Mountain Lake?: Bald Mountain Lake in Rutherford County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 34 acres.
Is Bald Mountain Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.