Gantt Lake is a lake in Covington County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.

Gantt Lake

Covington County, Alabama1,817 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEM for this lake.

Area

1,817 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

33.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Gantt Lake in Covington County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1817 acres.

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Gantt Lake is a 1,817-acre lake in Covington County, Alabama.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Gantt Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water1,817 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Gantt Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Gantt Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Gantt Lake

These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Gantt 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

1,817 acres

Shoreline

33.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Gantt Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Gantt Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercurySediment / turbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AL03140301-0404-111 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Covington County

Gntc Lake3.7 ft clear · Eutrophic1 miView →Ptac Lake3.6 ft clear · Eutrophic6.2 miView →Willow Wood Pond7.2 miView →Fjac Lake3.9 ft clear · Eutrophic13.6 miView →Craw Pond20.9 miView →Blue Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Gantt Lake

Where is Gantt Lake?: Gantt Lake is a lake in Covington County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Gantt Lake?: Gantt Lake in Covington County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1817 acres.
Is Gantt Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Gantt Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.