Where is Catfish Prairie?

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

Catfish Prairie

Rapides County, Louisiana125 acresView map Directions

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

Area

125 acres

Surface area

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Catfish Prairie in Rapides County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 125 acres.

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Catfish Prairie is a 125-acre lake in Rapides County, Louisiana.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Catfish Prairie 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 Prairie

These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Catfish Prairie, 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

125 acres

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

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Frequently asked questions about Catfish Prairie

Where is Catfish Prairie?: Catfish Prairie is a lake in Rapides County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Catfish Prairie?: Catfish Prairie in Rapides County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 125 acres.
Is Catfish Prairie safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.