Lake Cherokee
Oconee County, South Carolina146 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SCDHEC for this lake.
Lake Cherokee in Oconee County, South Carolina has water-quality measurements published by SCDHEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 146 acres.
Lake Cherokee is a 146-acre lake in Oconee County, South Carolina.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, SCDES. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Cherokee is safe to swim in today is a call for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Cherokee
These are the measurements SCDHEC publishes for Lake Cherokee, 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
146 acres
Shoreline
4.4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Cherokee, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Cherokee
Where is Lake Cherokee?
- Lake Cherokee is a lake in Oconee County, South Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by SCDHEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Cherokee?
- Lake Cherokee in Oconee County, South Carolina has water-quality measurements published by SCDHEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 146 acres.
Is Lake Cherokee 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
Measurements for Lake Cherokee come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.