Bates Pond
Berkeley County, South Carolina61 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SCDHEC for this lake.
Bates Pond in Berkeley County, South Carolina has water-quality measurements published by SCDHEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 61 acres.
Bates Pond is a 61-acre lake in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, SCDES. 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 Bates Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bates Pond
These are the measurements SCDHEC publishes for Bates Pond, 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
61 acres
Shoreline
2.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bates Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Bates Pond
Where is Bates Pond?
- Bates Pond is a lake in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by SCDHEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bates Pond?
- Bates Pond in Berkeley County, South Carolina has water-quality measurements published by SCDHEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 61 acres.
Is Bates Pond 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 Bates Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.