Lake Peewee
Hopkins County, Kentucky360 acresView mapDirections
Kentucky DOW publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Peewee. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 31 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Peewee in Hopkins County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 26 µg/L. Surface area: 360 acres.
Lake Peewee is a 360-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Hopkins County, Kentucky with an estimated average depth of about 31 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Hopkins County, Lake Peewee ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KY DOW, last sampled 2019-09-03. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Peewee is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
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. Lake Peewee is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Peewee 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 Peewee
These are the measurements Kentucky DOW publishes for Lake Peewee, 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 26 µg/L. TSI 51.
| 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 | 26µg/L | Good 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. | 51 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~31 ft est.
Surface area
360 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 Peewee.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
4 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
4.8 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
427 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.
Recreation & Access
- Lake PeeweePublic
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 Peewee
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2012–2019). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Stable-0.07 µg/L/yr3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Peewee is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Peewee Dam (completed 1953), built primarily for water supply on the Greasy Creek; earth-type dam, 32 ft tall and 3,200 ft long.
- Surface area
- 360 ac
- Normal storage
- 3,557 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 8,900 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 5.45 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF MADISONVILLE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KY00145 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Lake Peewee is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit KY-1462 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Peewee
Where is Lake Peewee?
- Lake Peewee is a lake in Hopkins 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 Peewee?
- Lake Peewee in Hopkins County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 26 µg/L. Surface area: 360 acres.
Is Lake Peewee safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Peewee is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Peewee?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Peewee, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 31 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 360 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Peewee?
- Lake Peewee has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Peewee. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Peewee?
- Lake Peewee 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 Kentucky's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
18 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2016–2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- KY WQX
21KY_WQX18 samples · 2016–2019
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory