Lake Chotard
East Carroll Parish County, LouisianaView mapDirections
LDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Chotard. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Chotard in East Carroll Parish County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 235 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 45.5 µg/L.
Lake Chotard is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in East Carroll Parish County, Louisiana. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available. Compared to the 2 other monitored lakes in East Carroll Parish County, Lake Chotard ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-07-10. 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 Lake Chotard is safe to swim in today is a call for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Chotard
These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Lake Chotard, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 235 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 45.5 µg/L. TSI 72.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.5ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 235µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 45.5µg/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. | 72 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Chotard
Where is Lake Chotard?
- Lake Chotard is a lake in East Carroll Parish County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Chotard?
- Lake Chotard in East Carroll Parish County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 235 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 45.5 µg/L.
Is Lake Chotard safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Lake Chotard?
- Public access to Lake Chotard is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Louisiana's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
14 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX14 samples · 2025
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.