Bum Lake
Ector County, Texas43 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from TCEQ for this lake.
Bum Lake in Ector County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 43 acres.
Bum Lake is a 43-acre lake in Ector County, Texas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ. 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 Bum Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bum Lake
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Bum 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
43 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bum Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Bum Lake
Where is Bum Lake?
- Bum Lake is a lake in Ector County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bum Lake?
- Bum Lake in Ector County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 43 acres.
Is Bum 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 Bum Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.