Lake Morris
Christian County, Kentucky170 acresView mapDirections
Kentucky DOW publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Morris. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- 36 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Morris in Christian County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 57 µg/L. Surface area: 170 acres.
Lake Morris is a 170-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Christian County, Kentucky with an estimated average depth of about 36 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Christian County, Lake Morris ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KY DOW, last sampled 2019-09-04. 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 Morris is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kentucky Division of Water and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Morris
These are the measurements Kentucky DOW publishes for Lake Morris, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 57 µg/L. TSI 62.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 57µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 62 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~36 ft est.
Surface area
170 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Kentucky DOW
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Kentucky has not published bathymetry for Lake Morris.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
8 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
597 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Fishing Lake Morris
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2015–2019). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Worsening+10.33 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Morris is a man-made reservoir impounded by the North Fork Little River Mps 4a (completed 1966), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the North Fork Little River; earth-type dam, 59 ft tall and 680 ft long.
- Surface area
- 170 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,740 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 7,830 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 7.51 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KY00004 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Morris
Where is Lake Morris?
- Lake Morris is a lake in Christian County, Kentucky. Its water-quality measurements are published by Kentucky DOW and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Morris?
- Lake Morris in Christian County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 57 µg/L. Surface area: 170 acres.
Is Lake Morris safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Morris?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Morris, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 36 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 170 acres.
Can I fish at Lake Morris?
- Public access to Lake Morris is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Kentucky's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
15 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2015–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- KY WQX
21KY_WQX15 samples · 2015–2019
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
Monitoring station identifiers (3)
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)