Kemper County Lake
Kemper County, Mississippi652 acresView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Kemper County Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Public access
Kemper County Lake in Kemper County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 9.4 µg/L. Surface area: 652 acres.
Kemper County Lake is a 652-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Kemper County, Mississippi. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2021-10-06. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLow algae
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 Kemper County Lake 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 Kemper County Lake
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Kemper County Lake, 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 5.9 ft. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 9.4 µg/L. TSI 50.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 20µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 9.4µg/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. | 50 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
652 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by MDEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Kemper County Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Kemper County Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Kemper County Lake Dam (completed 1981), built primarily for recreation on the Little Minnow Creek; earth-type dam, 52 ft tall and 1,310 ft long.
- Surface area
- 652 ac
- Normal storage
- 7,898 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 16,545 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 13.15 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- DREW ROBERTSON
All listed purposes: Recreation;Fish and Wildlife Pond.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS03085 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Kemper County Lake
Where is Kemper County Lake?
- Kemper County Lake is a lake in Kemper County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kemper County Lake?
- Kemper County Lake in Kemper County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 9.4 µg/L. Surface area: 652 acres.
Is Kemper County Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Kemper County Lake?
- Public access to Kemper County Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. 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
62 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX62 samples · 2020–2021
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.