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Logan Martin Lake

St. Clair County, AlabamaView mapDirections

ADEM publishes the water-quality measurements for Logan Martin Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
2.8 ft
Secchi · sampled 2022
Trend
Stable
8 years of samples
  • Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
  • Limited data

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Logan Martin Lake in St. Clair County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility.

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Logan Martin Lake is a lake in St. Clair County, Alabama.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM, last sampled 2022-12-12. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Logan Martin 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 Logan Martin Lake

These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Logan Martin 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 2.8 ft of visibility. TSI 62.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2.8 ftMeasured, not scored
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)62Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

Fishing Logan Martin Lake

Based on 8 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Water Clarity Stable-0.001 m/yr8
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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Oxygen depletion (low DO)PCBs

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AL03150106-0803-100 · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (1.68 km)

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Frequently asked questions about Logan Martin Lake

Where is Logan Martin Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Logan Martin Lake?

Logan Martin Lake in St. Clair County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility.

Is Logan Martin Lake safe to swim in?

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

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Where this data comes from

752 measurements from 10 monitoring stations, 2012–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Alabama Water WatchAWW_WQX752 samples · 2012–2022

Analytical methods

  • AWW QAPP
Monitoring station identifiers (10)

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

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database