Lake Eufaula
Barbour County, AlabamaView mapDirections
ADEM publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Eufaula. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Lake Eufaula in Barbour County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 ft visibility.
Lake Eufaula is a lake in Barbour County, Alabama.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM, last sampled 2022-12-09. 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 Eufaula is safe to swim in today is a call for the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Eufaula
These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Lake Eufaula, 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. TSI 64.
| 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 | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 64 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Eufaula
Where is Lake Eufaula?
- Lake Eufaula is a lake in Barbour County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Eufaula?
- Lake Eufaula in Barbour County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 ft visibility.
Is Lake Eufaula 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
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Alabama Water Watch
AWW_WQX6 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- AWW QAPP
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.