Big Bayou is a lake in Refugio County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Big Bayou

Refugio County, Texas49 acresView map Directions

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

Area

49 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.6 mi

Measured length

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Big Bayou in Refugio County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 49 acres.

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Big Bayou is a 49-acre lake in Refugio County, Texas.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Big Bayou is safe to swim in today is a call for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Big Bayou

These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Big Bayou, 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

49 acres

Shoreline

4.6 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Refugio County

Pole Bridge Bayou0.3 miView →Swan Lake0.7 miView →Long Lake1.2 miView →Twin Mott Lake—View →Zapata Lake—View →Plumbers Slough—View →

Frequently asked questions about Big Bayou

Where is Big Bayou?: Big Bayou is a lake in Refugio County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Bayou?: Big Bayou in Refugio County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 49 acres.
Is Big Bayou safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.