Lake Habeeb
Allegany County, Maryland209 acresView mapDirections
MDE publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Habeeb. Here is what has been measured.
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Habeeb in Allegany County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 208.5 acres.
Lake Habeeb is a 209-acre lake in Allegany County, Maryland. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2014-10-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Habeeb is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water10.5 ft of visibility
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Habeeb is safe to swim in today is a call for the Maryland Department of the Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Habeeb
These are the measurements MDE publishes for Lake Habeeb, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 10.5 ft. TSI 43.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 10.5ft | 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. | 43 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
209 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by MDE
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Habeeb, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Rocky Gap State ParkPublic
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 Habeeb
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2012–2017). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Habeeb is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Rocky Gap Dam (completed 1969), built primarily for water supply on the Rocky Gap Run; earth-type dam, 98 ft tall and 800 ft long.
- Surface area
- 208.5 ac
- Normal storage
- 5,381 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 10,048 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 8.8 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- MD DNR-Public Lands, Engineering & Constr-Western
All listed purposes: Water Supply;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MD00071 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Habeeb
Where is Lake Habeeb?
- Lake Habeeb is a lake in Allegany County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Habeeb?
- Lake Habeeb in Allegany County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.5 ft visibility. Surface area: 208.5 acres.
Is Lake Habeeb safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Habeeb?
- Lake Habeeb has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Rocky Gap State Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Habeeb?
- Lake Habeeb has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Maryland's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
133 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Submitting organization not recorded for these samples133 samples · 2014
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
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory