Bobb Kidd Lake
Washington County, Arkansas200 acresView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Bobb Kidd Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- 79 ft max depth
- Public access
Bobb Kidd Lake in Washington County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 42.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 22.8 µg/L. Surface area: 200 acres.
Bobb Kidd Lake is a 200-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Washington County, Arkansas with an estimated average depth of about 79 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available. Compared to the 5 other monitored lakes in Washington County, Bobb Kidd Lake ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2026-02-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae risk
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bobb Kidd Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bobb Kidd Lake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Bobb Kidd 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. Phosphorus 42.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 22.8 µg/L. TSI 60.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 42.5µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 22.8µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 60 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~79 ft est.
Surface area
200 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Arkansas DEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Arkansas has not published bathymetry for Bobb Kidd Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
7 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2.6 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,181 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Fishing Bobb Kidd Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2012–2025).
Phosphorus
Stable+0.18 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+1.9 µg/L/yr7 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Bobb Kidd Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Muddy Fork Site 3 (completed 1975), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Budd Kidd Creek; earth-type dam, 50 ft tall and 2,825 ft long.
- Surface area
- 200 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,657 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 4,767 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AR01101 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.24 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Bobb Kidd Lake
Where is Bobb Kidd Lake?
- Bobb Kidd Lake is a lake in Washington County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bobb Kidd Lake?
- Bobb Kidd Lake in Washington County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 42.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 22.8 µg/L. Surface area: 200 acres.
Is Bobb Kidd Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Bobb Kidd Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Bobb Kidd Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 79 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 200 acres.
Can I fish at Bobb Kidd Lake?
- Public access to Bobb Kidd Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Arkansas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
66 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2012–2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
ARDEQH2O_WQX66 samples · 2012–2026
Analytical methods
- 4500 P J ~ Persulfate Method for Simultaneous Determination of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)