Columbus Lake
Clay County, Mississippi2,493 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MDEQ for this lake.
Columbus Lake in Clay County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2493 acres.
Columbus Lake is a 2,493-acre lake in Clay County, Mississippi.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Columbus Lake is good for
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- Big water2,493 acres
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Columbus Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Columbus Lake
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Columbus 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
2,493 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Columbus Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Columbus Lake
Where is Columbus Lake?
- Columbus Lake is a lake in Clay County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Columbus Lake?
- Columbus Lake in Clay County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2493 acres.
Is Columbus 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 Columbus Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.