Bant Lake
Walker County, AlabamaView mapDirections
ADEM publishes the water-quality measurements for Bant Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
Bant Lake in Walker County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 26 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 18.7 µg/L.
Bant Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Walker County, Alabama.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM, last sampled 2026-02-11. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae risk
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bant 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.
Water quality measurements for Bant Lake
These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Bant Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 26 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 18.7 µg/L. TSI 57.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 26µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 18.7µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 57 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Where is Bant Lake?
- Bant Lake is a lake in Walker County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bant Lake?
- Bant Lake in Walker County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 26 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 18.7 µg/L.
Is Bant Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
656 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2012–2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- ALABAMA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - WATER QUALITY DATA
21AWIC656 samples · 2012–2026
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (4)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.