Lake Hampton
Yadkin County, North CarolinaView mapDirections
NC DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Hampton. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Limited data
Lake Hampton in Yadkin County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 31 µg/L.
Lake Hampton is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Yadkin County, North Carolina. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Yadkin County, Lake Hampton ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ, last sampled 2022-09-22. 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. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Hampton is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Hampton
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Lake Hampton, 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 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 31 µg/L. TSI 59.
| 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 | 30µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 31µg/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. | 59 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Fishing Lake Hampton
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2021–2022). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Stable0 µg/L/yr2 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-4 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Hampton is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Deep Creek Watershed #5d Dam (completed 2010), built primarily for flood risk reduction; earth-type dam, 75 ft tall and 1,494 ft long.
- Normal storage
- 2,024 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 7,820 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 23.2 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Yadkin County Soil & Water Conservation District
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NC05866 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.15 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Hampton
Where is Lake Hampton?
- Lake Hampton is a lake in Yadkin County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Hampton?
- Lake Hampton in Yadkin County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 31 µg/L.
Is Lake Hampton 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
24 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality NCDEQ-DWR WQX
21NC03WQ24 samples · 2021–2022
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
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.