Lake Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama5,076 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEM for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 92 ft max depth
Lake Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 92 ft. Surface area: 5076 acres.
Lake Tuscaloosa is a 5,076-acre lake in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama with a maximum depth of 92 feet (22-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Tuscaloosa is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water92 ft surveyed max depth
- Big water5,076 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Tuscaloosa is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Tuscaloosa is safe to swim in today is a call for the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Tuscaloosa
These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Lake Tuscaloosa, 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
92 ft
Average depth
22 ft
Surface area
5,076 acres
Shoreline
136.3 mi
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Fishing Lake Tuscaloosa
EPA Impairment Status
Lake Tuscaloosa is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AL03160112-0413-102 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Tuscaloosa
Where is Lake Tuscaloosa?
- Lake Tuscaloosa is a lake in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Tuscaloosa?
- Lake Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 92 ft. Surface area: 5076 acres.
Is Lake Tuscaloosa safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Tuscaloosa is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Tuscaloosa?
- Lake Tuscaloosa has a maximum depth of 92 feet and an average depth of 22 feet. The lake covers 5076 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Tuscaloosa 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