Lay Lake is a lake in Shelby County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.

Lay Lake

Shelby County, Alabama859 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEM for this lake.

Area

859 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

30.2 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Lay Lake in Shelby County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 859 acres.

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Lay Lake is a 859-acre lake in Shelby County, Alabama.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lay Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lay Lake 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.

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Water quality measurements for Lay Lake

These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Lay Lake, 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

Surface area

859 acres

Shoreline

30.2 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Lay Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Lay Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercuryNutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)PCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AL03150106-0810-102 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Shelby County

Deerwood Lake7.3 miView →Baggetts Lake11 miView →Twin Pine Lake10.9 miView →Layc Lake3.4 ft clear · Eutrophic12 miView →Hillhouse Lake—View →Yielding Lake13.2 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lay Lake

Where is Lay Lake?: Lay Lake is a lake in Shelby County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lay Lake?: Lay Lake in Shelby County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 859 acres.
Is Lay Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lay Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.