Where is Catfish Lake?

Catfish Lake is a lake in Cameron County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Catfish Lake

Cameron County, Louisiana1,065 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from LDEQ for this lake.

Area

1,065 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Pesticides

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Catfish Lake in Cameron County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1065 acres.

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Catfish Lake is a 1,065-acre lake in Cameron County, Louisiana.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Catfish Lake is good for

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Big water1,065 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Catfish Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pesticides, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Catfish Lake 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 Catfish Lake

These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Catfish 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

1,065 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Catfish Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Fishing Catfish Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Catfish Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

PesticidesTurbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit LA050701_00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Cameron County

Little Catfish Lake0.8 miView →Locust Bay1.3 miView →Go Around Bayou4.4 miView →Dr Miller Canal4.5 miView →Little Pecan Lake4.3 miView →Latania Lake5.4 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Catfish Lake

Where is Catfish Lake?: Catfish Lake is a lake in Cameron County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Catfish Lake?: Catfish Lake in Cameron County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1065 acres.
Is Catfish Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Catfish Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pesticides, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.