East Fork Stones River Lake
Rutherford County, Tennessee50 acresView mapDirections
TDEC publishes the water-quality measurements for East Fork Stones River Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
East Fork Stones River Lake in Rutherford County, Tennessee has water-quality measurements published by TDEC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 71.3 µg/L. Surface area: 50 acres.
East Fork Stones River Lake is a 50-acre lake in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TDEC, last sampled 2021-08-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether East Fork Stones River Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for East Fork Stones River Lake
These are the measurements TDEC publishes for East Fork Stones River 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. Phosphorus 71.3 µg/L. TSI 66.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 71.3µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 66 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
50 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for East Fork Stones River Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
East Fork Stones River Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Walter Hill Lake Dam (completed 1918) on the East Fork Stones River; concrete-type dam, 14 ft tall and 195 ft long.
- Surface area
- 50 ac
- Normal storage
- 300 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 300 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.46 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- City Of Murfreesboro
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TN14905 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.77 km)
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Frequently asked questions about East Fork Stones River Lake
Where is East Fork Stones River Lake?
- East Fork Stones River Lake is a lake in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Its water-quality measurements are published by TDEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of East Fork Stones River Lake?
- East Fork Stones River Lake in Rutherford County, Tennessee has water-quality measurements published by TDEC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 71.3 µg/L. Surface area: 50 acres.
Is East Fork Stones River 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
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- TDEC Division of Water Resources
TDECWR_WQX1 sample · 2021
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.