Big Mar
Plaquemines County, Louisiana534 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from LDEQ for this lake.
Big Mar in Plaquemines County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 534 acres.
Big Mar is a 534-acre lake in Plaquemines 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 Mar 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 Mar
These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Big Mar, 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
534 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Mar, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Big Mar
Where is Big Mar?
- Big Mar is a lake in Plaquemines County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Mar?
- Big Mar in Plaquemines County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 534 acres.
Is Big Mar 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 Mar come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.