Lake Brittany
Benton County, Arkansas33 acresView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Brittany. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Lake Brittany in Benton County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.8 µg/L. Surface area: 33 acres.
Lake Brittany is a 33-acre lake in Benton County, Arkansas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2012-09-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Brittany is safe to swim in today is a call for the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Brittany
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Lake Brittany, 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 4.8 µg/L. TSI 47.
| 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 | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 4.8µg/L | Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 47 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
33 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Brittany, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Brittany is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Brittany Dam (completed 1979), built primarily for recreation on the Pinion Hollow-Tr; earth-type dam, 87 ft tall and 625 ft long.
- Surface area
- 33 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,380 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,700 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- Bella Vista Village Property Owners Association
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AR01102 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Brittany
Where is Lake Brittany?
- Lake Brittany is a lake in Benton County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Brittany?
- Lake Brittany in Benton County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.8 µg/L. Surface area: 33 acres.
Is Lake Brittany 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
4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2012. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
ARDEQH2O_WQX4 samples · 2012
Analytical methods
- 4500 P J ~ Persulfate Method for Simultaneous Determination of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus
- 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.