Cox Bay
Plaquemines County, Louisiana285 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from LDEQ for this lake.
Cox Bay in Plaquemines County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 285 acres.
Cox Bay is a 285-acre lake in Plaquemines County, Louisiana.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cox Bay 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.
Water quality measurements for Cox Bay
These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Cox Bay, 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
285 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cox Bay, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Cox Bay
Where is Cox Bay?
- Cox Bay is a lake in Plaquemines County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cox Bay?
- Cox Bay in Plaquemines County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 285 acres.
Is Cox Bay 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 Cox Bay come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.