Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake
Pulaski County, Arkansas8,900 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Arkansas DEQ for this lake.
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake in Pulaski County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 8900 acres.
Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake is a 8,900-acre lake in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 5 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2021-01-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch5 documented ramps
- Big water8,900 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Surface area
8,900 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Arkansas DEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Maumelle ParkPublic
- Pinnacle Mountain State ParkPublic
- Two Rivers ParkPublic
- Little Rock Yacht ClubSemi-private
Showing 4 of 5 documented landings from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory.
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 Maumelle Raw Water Intake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 11 years of monitoring (2012–2022).
Water clarity
Improving11 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+1.2 µg/L/yr11 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.09 µg/L/yr11 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Maumelle Dam (completed 1957), built primarily for water supply on the Maumelle Creek; earth-type dam, 67 ft tall and 2,550 ft long.
- Surface area
- 8,900 ac
- Normal storage
- 221,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 220,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 137.3 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Central Arkansas Water
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AR00081 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.37 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake
Where is Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake?
- Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake is a lake in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake?
- Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake in Pulaski County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 8900 acres.
Is Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake 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 Maumelle Raw Water Intake?
- Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake has 5 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Maumelle Park, Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Two Rivers Park, Little Rock Yacht Club, among others. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake?
- Lake Maumelle Raw Water Intake has 5 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Arkansas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- USGS Arkansas Water Science Center
USGS-AR2 samples · 2020–2021
Analytical methods
- YSI Environmental, sensor 6136
- Other NTU instrument
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