Are there boat ramps on Catahoula Lake East of Big Point?

Catahoula Lake East of Big Point has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include French Fork Landing. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Catahoula Lake East of Big Point?

Catahoula Lake East of Big Point has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Louisiana's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Catahoula Lake East of Big Point

LaSalle Parish County, LouisianaView map Directions

This is the name LDEQ records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole.

LDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Catahoula Lake East of Big Point. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus

170 µg/L

Typical for Louisiana

Measured by LDEQ

Type

Hypereutrophic

Trophic class

Hypereutrophic
Public access
Limited data

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Catahoula Lake East of Big Point in LaSalle Parish County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 170 µg/L.

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Catahoula Lake East of Big Point is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in LaSalle Parish County, Louisiana. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in LaSalle Parish County, Catahoula Lake East of Big Point ranks #2 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2024-10-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Catahoula Lake East of Big Point is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited data

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 Catahoula Lake East of Big Point 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.

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Water quality measurements for Catahoula Lake East of Big Point

These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Catahoula Lake East of Big Point, 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 170 µg/L. TSI 78.

Water quality readings
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	170µg/L	Poor GoodFairPoor
Chlorophyll-a (algae)		No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	78	Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

French Fork LandingPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Nearby Lakes in LaSalle Parish County

Saline Lake Northeast of North PointEutrophic11.5 miView →Little Lake—View →Willow Lake—View →Catfish Prairie—View →Middle Prairie—View →Dempsey Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Catahoula Lake East of Big Point

Where is Catahoula Lake East of Big Point?: Catahoula Lake East of Big Point is in LaSalle Parish County, Louisiana. This is the name LDEQ records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Catahoula Lake East of Big Point?: Catahoula Lake East of Big Point in LaSalle Parish County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 170 µg/L.
Is Catahoula Lake East of Big Point safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Catahoula Lake East of Big Point?: Catahoula Lake East of Big Point has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include French Fork Landing. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Catahoula Lake East of Big Point?: Catahoula Lake East of Big Point has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Louisiana's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

30 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.

Collected and reported by

LDEQ/Water Planning and Assessment (Louisiana)LADEQWPD_WQX30 samples · 2020–2024

Analytical methods

4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
Turbidity by Nephelometry
2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

LADEQWPD_WQX-0810

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

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory