Bull Sluice Lake
Fulton County, Georgia750 acresView mapDirections
Georgia EPD publishes the water-quality measurements for Bull Sluice Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 40 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
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Bull Sluice Lake in Fulton County, Georgia has water-quality measurements published by Georgia EPD, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 ft visibility. Surface area: 750 acres.
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Bull Sluice Lake is a 750-acre lake in Fulton County, Georgia with an estimated average depth of about 40 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Georgia EPD, last sampled 2015-07-05. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
What Bull Sluice Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bull Sluice 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 Bull Sluice Lake
These are the measurements Georgia EPD publishes for Bull Sluice Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 1.2 ft of visibility. TSI 75.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 1.2 ft | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples | |
| Trophic State Index (TSI) | 75 | Hypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Depth | ~40 ft est. |
| Average Depth | ~29 ft est. |
| Surface Area | 750 acres |
| Public Access | Yes |
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Georgia has not published bathymetry for Bull Sluice Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
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.
Recreation & Access
- Morgan Falls ParkPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Bull Sluice Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Morgan Falls (completed 1903), built primarily for hydroelectric on the Chattahoochee; gravity-type dam, 65 ft tall and 895.83 ft long.
- Surface area
- 750 ac
- Normal storage
- 3,150 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 3,150 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1,340 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Georgia Power Company
All listed purposes: Hydroelectric;Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID GA00842 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.93 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Bull Sluice Lake
Where is Bull Sluice Lake?
- Bull Sluice Lake is a lake in Fulton County, Georgia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Georgia EPD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bull Sluice Lake?
- Bull Sluice Lake in Fulton County, Georgia has water-quality measurements published by Georgia EPD, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 ft visibility. Surface area: 750 acres.
Is Bull Sluice Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Bull Sluice Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Bull Sluice Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 40 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 750 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Bull Sluice Lake?
- Bull Sluice Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Morgan Falls Park. Public access is listed as yes.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2015. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS2 samples · 2015
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)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory