Lake Tobesofkee
Bibb County, Georgia1,756 acresView mapDirections
Georgia EPD publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Tobesofkee. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- 40 ft max depth
- Public access
Lake Tobesofkee in Bibb County, Georgia has water-quality measurements published by Georgia EPD, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 13 µg/L. Surface area: 1756 acres.
Lake Tobesofkee is a 1,756-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Bibb County, Georgia with an estimated average depth of about 40 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 2 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Georgia EPD, last sampled 2022-05-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Tobesofkee is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch2 documented ramps
- Big water1,756 acres
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyModerate algae
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 Tobesofkee is safe to swim in today is a call for the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Tobesofkee
These are the measurements Georgia EPD publishes for Lake Tobesofkee, 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 4.7 ft. Phosphorus 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 13 µg/L. TSI 55.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 30µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 13µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 55 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~40 ft est.
Surface area
1,756 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Georgia EPD
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Georgia has not published bathymetry for Lake Tobesofkee.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
182 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
17.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
367 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
- Arrowhead ParkPublic
- Claystone ParkPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Tobesofkee is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Tobesofkee Dam (completed 1965), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Tobesofkee Creek; earth-type dam, 54 ft tall and 860 ft long.
- Surface area
- 1,756 ac
- Normal storage
- 24,880 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 43,054 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 115,520 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Bibb County Board of Commissioners
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID GA00201 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Tobesofkee
Where is Lake Tobesofkee?
- Lake Tobesofkee is a lake in Bibb County, Georgia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Georgia EPD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Tobesofkee?
- Lake Tobesofkee in Bibb County, Georgia has water-quality measurements published by Georgia EPD, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 13 µg/L. Surface area: 1756 acres.
Is Lake Tobesofkee safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Tobesofkee?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Tobesofkee, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 40 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 1756 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Tobesofkee?
- Lake Tobesofkee has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Arrowhead Park, Claystone Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Tobesofkee?
- Lake Tobesofkee has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Georgia's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
308 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2012–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Georgia DNR Environmental Protection Division
21GAEPD_WQX308 samples · 2012–2022
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory