Flint Creek Reservoir
Stone County, Mississippi579 acresView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Flint Creek Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Public access
- Limited data
Flint Creek Reservoir in Stone County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.4 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 95 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6 µg/L. Surface area: 579 acres.
Flint Creek Reservoir is a 579-acre mesotrophic lake in Stone County, Mississippi. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Stone County, Flint Creek Reservoir ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-10-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Flint Creek Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Flint Creek Reservoir 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 Flint Creek Reservoir
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Flint Creek Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 6.4 ft. Phosphorus 95 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 6 µg/L. TSI 56.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6.4ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 95µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 6µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 56 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
579 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by MDEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Flint Creek Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Flint CreekPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Flint Creek Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Flint Creek Reservoir Dam (completed 1965), built primarily for recreation on the Flint Creek; earth-type dam, 52 ft tall and 2,850 ft long.
- Surface area
- 579 ac
- Normal storage
- 9,306 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 15,912 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 10.3 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- HIRAM BOONE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS02048 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Flint Creek Reservoir
Where is Flint Creek Reservoir?
- Flint Creek Reservoir is a lake in Stone County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Flint Creek Reservoir?
- Flint Creek Reservoir in Stone County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.4 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 95 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6 µg/L. Surface area: 579 acres.
Is Flint Creek Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Flint Creek Reservoir?
- Flint Creek Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Flint Creek. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Flint Creek Reservoir?
- Flint Creek Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Mississippi's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
42 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX42 samples · 2025
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
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.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory