Big Lake
Holt County, Missouri666 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Missouri DNR for this lake.
Big Lake in Holt County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 666 acres.
Big Lake is a 666-acre lake in Holt County, Missouri.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Missouri DNR. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Big Lake covers about 670 acres in Holt County. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Big Lake on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big 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.
Water quality measurements for Big Lake
These are the measurements Missouri DNR publishes for Big 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
666 acres
Shoreline
15.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Big Lake
Where is Big Lake?
- Big Lake is a lake in Holt County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Lake?
- Big Lake in Holt County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 666 acres.
Is Big 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 Big Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.