Lake Sylvia
Perry County, Arkansas21 acresView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Sylvia. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Lake Sylvia in Perry County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4 ft visibility. Surface area: 21 acres.
Lake Sylvia is a 21-acre lake in Perry County, Arkansas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2021-08-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Sylvia is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Sylvia 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 Sylvia
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Lake Sylvia, 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 4 ft. TSI 57.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| 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. | 57 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
21 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Sylvia, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Lake Sylvia
- Lake Sylvia0.5 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Fishing Lake Sylvia
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Sylvia is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Narrow Creek (completed 1938), built primarily for recreation on the Narrows Creek; concrete-type dam, 37 ft tall and 100 ft long.
- Surface area
- 21 ac
- Normal storage
- 261 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 261 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- USDA FS
All listed purposes: Recreation;Fish and Wildlife Pond.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AR00840 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Sylvia
Where is Lake Sylvia?
- Lake Sylvia is a lake in Perry 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 Sylvia?
- Lake Sylvia in Perry County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4 ft visibility. Surface area: 21 acres.
Is Lake Sylvia safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Lake Sylvia?
- Lake Sylvia has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Lake Sylvia. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS1 sample · 2021
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
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles