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

Lake Lee

Union County, North Carolina106 acresView map Directions

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

Area

106 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

6.2 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Algal growth

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Lake Lee in Union County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 106 acres.

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Lake Lee is a 106-acre lake in Union 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 Lee is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Lee 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 Lee

These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Lake Lee, 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

106 acres

Shoreline

6.2 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Algal growth

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NC13-17-36-(3.5)b2 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Union County

Lake LeeHypereutrophic0.4 miView →Lake MonroeHypereutrophic1.4 miView →Lake Twitty5.5 miView →Lake TwittyHypereutrophic5.7 miView →Aero Plantation Lake Number Two13.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Lee

Where is Lake Lee?: Lake Lee is a lake in Union 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 Lee?: Lake Lee in Union County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 106 acres.
Is Lake Lee safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Lee is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth. Check local advisories before you swim.