Lake Tangipahoa
Pike County, Mississippi550 acresView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Tangipahoa. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Public access
Lake Tangipahoa in Pike County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 35 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 59.4 µg/L. Surface area: 550 acres.
Lake Tangipahoa is a 550-acre highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Pike County, Mississippi. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2021-10-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Tangipahoa is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae risk
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 Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Lake Tangipahoa, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 35 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 59.4 µg/L. TSI 64.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 35µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 59.4µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 64 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
550 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by MDEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Tangipahoa, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Lake TangipahoaPublic
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 Tangipahoa
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Tangipahoa is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Percy Quin State Park Dam (completed 1940), built primarily for recreation on the Tangipahoa River; earth-type dam, 34 ft tall and 2,300 ft long.
- Surface area
- 550 ac
- Normal storage
- 4,930 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 16,800 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 54.66 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS00579 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Tangipahoa
Where is Lake Tangipahoa?
- Lake Tangipahoa is a lake in Pike County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Tangipahoa?
- Lake Tangipahoa in Pike County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 35 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 59.4 µg/L. Surface area: 550 acres.
Is Lake Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa?
- Lake Tangipahoa has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Tangipahoa. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Tangipahoa?
- Lake Tangipahoa 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 Mississippi's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
68 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX68 samples · 2020–2021
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.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory