Where is Lake Junaluska?

Lake Junaluska is a lake in Haywood County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Lake Junaluska

Haywood County, North Carolina201 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NC DEQ for this lake.

Area

201 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.7 mi

Measured length

Impaired · pH / acidity

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Lake Junaluska in Haywood County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 201 acres.

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Lake Junaluska is a 201-acre lake in Haywood County, North Carolina.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Junaluska is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Junaluska 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.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Junaluska

These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Lake Junaluska, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

201 acres

Shoreline

3.7 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Junaluska, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Lake Junaluska is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

pH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NC5-16-(11.5)d · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Haywood County

Lake JunaluskaEutrophic0.3 miView →Allen Creek ReservoirMesotrophic7.5 miView →Lake Logan7.8 miView →Waterville Lake11.5 miView →Waterville LakeEutrophic11.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Junaluska

Where is Lake Junaluska?: Lake Junaluska is a lake in Haywood 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 Junaluska?: Lake Junaluska in Haywood County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 201 acres.
Is Lake Junaluska safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Junaluska is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.