Where is Bankhead Lake?

Bankhead Lake is a lake in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.

Bankhead Lake

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama4,114 acresView map Directions

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

Area

4,114 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

120.7 mi

Measured length

Impaired · pH / acidity

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Bankhead Lake in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 4114 acres.

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Bankhead Lake is a 4,114-acre lake in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

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

What Bankhead Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water4,114 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bankhead Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

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

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Water quality measurements for Bankhead Lake

These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Bankhead 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

4,114 acres

Shoreline

120.7 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Bankhead Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

pH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AL03160112-0203-100 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Bankhead Lake

Where is Bankhead Lake?: Bankhead Lake is a lake in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bankhead Lake?: Bankhead Lake in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 4114 acres.
Is Bankhead Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bankhead Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.