Lake Towhee
Bucks County, Pennsylvania36 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from PA DEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Habitat alterations
- 5 ft max depth
Lake Towhee in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 4.5 ft. Surface area: 36 acres.
Lake Towhee is a 36-acre lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with a maximum depth of 5 feet (3-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, PA DEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Towhee is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for habitat alterations, noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Towhee is safe to swim in today is a call for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Towhee
These are the measurements PA DEP publishes for Lake Towhee, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
4.5 ft
Average depth
3 ft
Surface area
36 acres
Shoreline
2.1 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Towhee 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, Recreation, Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit PA-LRP-02040105001730 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Towhee
Where is Lake Towhee?
- Lake Towhee is a lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Towhee?
- Lake Towhee in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 4.5 ft. Surface area: 36 acres.
Is Lake Towhee safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Towhee is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for habitat alterations, noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Towhee?
- Lake Towhee has a maximum depth of 4.5 feet and an average depth of 3 feet. The lake covers 36 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Towhee come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database