Chautauqua Lake
Chautauqua Lake in Copiah County, Mississippi is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 25 acres.
- Area
- 25 acres
- Public access
- Yes
Why Chautauqua Lake has no grade
We grade a lake only when its monitoring record clears the evidence bar: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Chautauqua Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).
Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.
Sampling is run by your state environmental agency and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.
Chautauqua Lake is a 25-acre lake in Copiah County, Mississippi. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2022-05-17. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.
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Swimming Safety
Not ratedLimited data
Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake
Water quality measurements for Chautauqua Lake
These readings exist but do not meet the evidence bar for an A–F grade — see why.
No clarity data.
| Metric | Value | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
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Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Surface Area | 25 acres |
| Public Access | Yes |
No bathymetric survey has been published for Chautauqua Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Crystal Springs ParkPublic
Named access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, snapped within 5 km. More lakes with boat ramps
Fishing Chautauqua Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Chautauqua Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Chautauqua Dam (completed 1925), built primarily for recreation on the Clear Creek; earth-type dam, 20 ft tall and 462 ft long.
- Surface area
- 25 ac
- Normal storage
- 190 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 242 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.39 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Undetermined
- Owner
- CITY OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS00494 · Operator website
Graded lakes near Chautauqua Lake
Chautauqua Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.
Nearby Lakes in Copiah County
Frequently asked questions about Chautauqua Lake
Where is Chautauqua Lake?
- Chautauqua Lake is a lake in Copiah County, Mississippi. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — there is not enough recent sampling to assign a letter.
What is the water quality grade for Chautauqua Lake?
- Chautauqua Lake in Copiah County, Mississippi is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 25 acres.
Is Chautauqua Lake safe to swim in?
- Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Chautauqua Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.
Are there boat ramps on Chautauqua Lake?
- Chautauqua Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Crystal Springs Park. Public access is listed as yes.
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Where this data comes from
8 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX8 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory