Lake Conway
Faulkner County, ArkansasView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Conway. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- 73 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Conway in Faulkner County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 75.6 µg/L.
Lake Conway is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Faulkner County, Arkansas with an estimated average depth of about 73 feet. Phosphorus level is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 6 public boat landings. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Faulkner County, Lake Conway ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2022-10-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Conway is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch6 documented ramps
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 Conway 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 Conway
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Lake Conway, 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 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 75.6 µg/L. TSI 71.
| 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 | 90µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 75.6µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 71 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~73 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by Arkansas DEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Arkansas has not published bathymetry for Lake Conway.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
135 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
4,962 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
35.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
266 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.
Recreation & Access
- Gold Creek LandingPublic
- Palarm CreekPublic
- Paradise LandingPublic
- Greens Lake CampPublic
- Lawrence CirclePublic
Showing 5 of 6 documented landings from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory.
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Lake Conway
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2020–2022). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Worsening+10 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-18.2 µg/L/yr3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Conway is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Conway Dam (completed 1950), built primarily for water supply on the Palarm Creek; earth-type dam, 16 ft tall and 1,100 ft long.
- Normal storage
- 21,440 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 40,200 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
All listed purposes: Water Supply;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AR00064 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Conway
Where is Lake Conway?
- Lake Conway is a lake in Faulkner 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 Conway?
- Lake Conway in Faulkner County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 75.6 µg/L.
Is Lake Conway safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Conway?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Conway, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 73 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Conway?
- Lake Conway has 6 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Gold Creek Landing, Palarm Creek, Paradise Landing, Greens Lake Camp, among others. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Conway?
- Lake Conway has 6 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Arkansas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
42 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
ARDEQH2O_WQX42 samples · 2020–2022
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
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory