Hamlet City Lake
Richmond County, North Carolina45 acresView mapDirections
NC DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Hamlet City Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- 34 ft max depth
- Limited data
Hamlet City Lake in Richmond County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 10.8 µg/L. Surface area: 45 acres.
Hamlet City Lake is a 45-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Richmond County, North Carolina with an estimated average depth of about 34 feet. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Richmond County, Hamlet City Lake ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ, last sampled 2021-09-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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 Hamlet City Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Hamlet City Lake
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Hamlet City 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 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 10.8 µg/L. TSI 51.
| 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 | 20µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 10.8µg/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. | 51 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~34 ft est.
Surface area
45 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. North Carolina has not published bathymetry for Hamlet City Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
7 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
285 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Hamlet City Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Hamlet City Lake Lower Dam (completed 1934), built primarily for other on the Marks Creek; earth-type dam, 11 ft tall and 600 ft long.
- Surface area
- 45 ac
- Normal storage
- 147 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 284 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 7.05 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- City of Hamlet, Hamlet Water System
All listed purposes: Other;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NC00635 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.41 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Hamlet City Lake
Where is Hamlet City Lake?
- Hamlet City Lake is a lake in Richmond County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hamlet City Lake?
- Hamlet City Lake in Richmond County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 10.8 µg/L. Surface area: 45 acres.
Is Hamlet City Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hamlet City Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Hamlet City Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 34 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 45 acres.
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Where this data comes from
29 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality NCDEQ-DWR WQX
21NC03WQ29 samples · 2021
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)