Lake Lincoln
Lincoln County, Mississippi496 acresView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Lincoln. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Public access
Lake Lincoln in Lincoln County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 45.8 µg/L. Surface area: 496 acres.
Lake Lincoln is a 496-acre highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Lincoln County, Mississippi. 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 2021-10-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Lincoln is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae risk
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 Lincoln is safe to swim in today is a call for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Lincoln
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Lake Lincoln, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 45.8 µg/L. TSI 63.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 30µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 45.8µg/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. | 63 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
496 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by MDEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Lincoln, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Lake LincolnPublic
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 Lincoln
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Lincoln is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Lincoln State Park Dam (completed 1979), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Fords Creek; earth-type dam, 40 ft tall and 5,400 ft long.
- Surface area
- 496 ac
- Normal storage
- 4,249 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 6,544 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 9.09 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS02758 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.16 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Lincoln
Where is Lake Lincoln?
- Lake Lincoln is a lake in Lincoln County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Lincoln?
- Lake Lincoln in Lincoln County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 45.8 µg/L. Surface area: 496 acres.
Is Lake Lincoln 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 Lincoln?
- Lake Lincoln has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Lincoln. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Lincoln?
- Lake Lincoln 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 Mississippi's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
66 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX66 samples · 2020–2021
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
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