Essex Bayou
Brazoria County, Texas29 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from TCEQ for this lake.
Essex Bayou in Brazoria County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Essex Bayou is a 29-acre lake in Brazoria County, Texas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ. 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 Essex Bayou is safe to swim in today is a call for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Essex Bayou
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Essex Bayou, 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
29 acres
Shoreline
7.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Essex Bayou, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Essex Bayou
Where is Essex Bayou?
- Essex Bayou is a lake in Brazoria County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Essex Bayou?
- Essex Bayou in Brazoria County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Is Essex Bayou 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 Essex Bayou come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.