Lake Frierson
Greene County, Arkansas335 acresView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Frierson. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
- 54 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lake Frierson in Greene County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 23.8 µg/L. Surface area: 335 acres.
Lake Frierson is a 335-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Greene County, Arkansas with an estimated average depth of about 54 feet. Phosphorus level is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2023-03-07. 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. Lake Frierson is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Frierson 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 Frierson
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Lake Frierson, 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 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 23.8 µg/L. TSI 60.
| 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 | 40µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 23.8µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 60 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~54 ft est.
Surface area
335 acres
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 Frierson.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
11 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
361 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.
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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+15 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-1.55 µg/L/yr3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Frierson is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Big Creek Wid Site 02 (completed 1974), built primarily for recreation on the Big Creek Wid; earth-type dam, 36 ft tall and 2,050 ft long.
- Surface area
- 335 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,570 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 6,404 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
All listed purposes: Recreation;Flood Risk Reduction.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AR00437 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.34 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Lake Frierson is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Other.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AR_08020302_4020 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Frierson
Where is Lake Frierson?
- Lake Frierson is a lake in Greene 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 Frierson?
- Lake Frierson in Greene County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 23.8 µg/L. Surface area: 335 acres.
Is Lake Frierson safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Frierson is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Frierson?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Frierson, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 54 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 335 acres.
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Where this data comes from
42 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
ARDEQH2O_WQX42 samples · 2020–2023
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)