Big Lake
Rapides County, Louisiana31 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from LDEQ for this lake.
Big Lake in Rapides County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.
Big Lake is a 31-acre lake in Rapides County, Louisiana.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. 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 Big Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 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 LDEQ 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
31 acres
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 Rapides County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Lake?
- Big Lake in Rapides County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 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.