Big Water Lake
Charlton County, Georgia386 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Georgia EPD for this lake.
Big Water Lake in Charlton County, Georgia has water-quality measurements published by Georgia EPD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 386 acres.
Big Water Lake is a 386-acre lake in Charlton County, Georgia.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Georgia EPD. 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 Water Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Big Water Lake
These are the measurements Georgia EPD publishes for Big Water 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
386 acres
Shoreline
16.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Water Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Big Water Lake
Where is Big Water Lake?
- Big Water Lake is a lake in Charlton County, Georgia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Georgia EPD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Water Lake?
- Big Water Lake in Charlton County, Georgia has water-quality measurements published by Georgia EPD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 386 acres.
Is Big Water 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 Water Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.