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Clay County, Alabama · Water Quality Report Card

Lake Gerald

Grade Not rated
Limited Data

Lake Gerald in Clay County, Alabama is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.

Mean depth
~14 ft est.

Lake Gerald is a lake in Clay County, Alabama with an estimated average depth of about 14 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM, last sampled recent years. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

Water Quality Grade: Not rated

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No data
PhosphorusNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Average Depth~14 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alabama has not published bathymetry for Lake Gerald.

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Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
6 sq mi
Surface area
69 acres
Mean depth (modeled estimate)
~14 ft est.
Shoreline
1.9 mi
Elevation
935 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.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Lake Gerald come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.

Data Sources

Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion

Monitoring stations: 1

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