Lake Lorman
Madison County, Mississippi163 acresView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Lorman. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Limited data
Lake Lorman in Madison County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 70 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8.4 µg/L. Surface area: 163 acres.
Lake Lorman is a 163-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Madison County, Mississippi. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Madison County, Lake Lorman ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2022-10-10. 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 Lorman 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 Lorman
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Lake Lorman, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 3.9 ft. Phosphorus 70 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 8.4 µg/L. TSI 58.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 70µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 8.4µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 58 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
163 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Lorman, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Lorman is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Lorman Dam (completed 1960), built primarily for recreation on the Unt of Lime Kiln Creek; earth-type dam, 45 ft tall and 1,290 ft long.
- Surface area
- 163 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,770 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 3,540 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- LAKE LORMAN CORPORATION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS02270 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Lorman
Where is Lake Lorman?
- Lake Lorman is a lake in Madison County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Lorman?
- Lake Lorman in Madison County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 70 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8.4 µg/L. Surface area: 163 acres.
Is Lake Lorman 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
29 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX29 samples · 2022
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.