Limestone Lake
Duplin County, North Carolina69 acresView mapDirections
NC DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Limestone Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Limited data
Limestone Lake in Duplin County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 63 µg/L. Surface area: 69 acres.
Limestone Lake is a 69-acre highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Duplin County, North Carolina.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ, last sampled 2023-09-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
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 Limestone Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Limestone Lake
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Limestone Lake, 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 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 63 µg/L. TSI 66.
| 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 | 50µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 63µg/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. | 66 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
69 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Limestone Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Limestone Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Limestone Creek Watershed Dam #1 (completed 1993), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Cabin Creek; earth-type dam, 23 ft tall and 1,100 ft long.
- Surface area
- 69 ac
- Normal storage
- 31 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 691 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 2.31 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Duplin County Parks & Recreation
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Irrigation;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NC04959 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.45 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Limestone Lake
Where is Limestone Lake?
- Limestone Lake is a lake in Duplin County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Limestone Lake?
- Limestone Lake in Duplin County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 63 µg/L. Surface area: 69 acres.
Is Limestone Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
37 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality NCDEQ-DWR WQX
21NC03WQ37 samples · 2023
Analytical methods
- WSSSOP
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
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.