Where is Bella Vista Lake?

Bella Vista Lake is a lake in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Bella Vista Lake?

Bella Vista Lake has a maximum depth of 48.6 feet. The lake covers 43 acres.

Bella Vista Lake

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri43 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

48.6 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

43 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.5 mi

Measured length

49 ft max depth

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Bella Vista Lake in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 48.6 ft. Surface area: 43 acres.

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Bella Vista Lake is a 43-acre lake in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri with a maximum depth of 49 feet.

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

What Bella Vista Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water48.6 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

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

Whether Bella Vista Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bella Vista Lake

These are the measurements Missouri DNR publishes for Bella Vista 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

Max depth

48.6 ft

Surface area

43 acres

Shoreline

1.5 mi

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Frequently asked questions about Bella Vista Lake

Where is Bella Vista Lake?: Bella Vista Lake is a lake in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bella Vista Lake?: Bella Vista Lake in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 48.6 ft. Surface area: 43 acres.
Is Bella Vista Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Bella Vista Lake?: Bella Vista Lake has a maximum depth of 48.6 feet. The lake covers 43 acres.