Bar Lake
Desha County, Arkansas113 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Arkansas DEQ for this lake.
Bar Lake in Desha County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 113 acres.
Bar Lake is a 113-acre lake in Desha County, Arkansas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bar Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bar Lake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Bar 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
113 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bar Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Bar Lake
Where is Bar Lake?
- Bar Lake is a lake in Desha County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bar Lake?
- Bar Lake in Desha County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 113 acres.
Is Bar 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
Measurements for Bar Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.