Mallard Lake
Mississippi County, Arkansas317 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Arkansas DEQ for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 12 ft max depth
Mallard Lake in Mississippi County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 12 ft. Surface area: 317 acres.
Mallard Lake is a 317-acre lake in Mississippi County, Arkansas with a maximum depth of 12 feet (4-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mallard Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Mallard Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Mallard Lake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Mallard 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
Max depth
12 ft
Average depth
4 ft
Surface area
317 acres
Shoreline
3.9 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Mallard Lake 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: Aquatic life.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AR_08020204_4010 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Mallard Lake
Where is Mallard Lake?
- Mallard Lake is a lake in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mallard Lake?
- Mallard Lake in Mississippi County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 12 ft. Surface area: 317 acres.
Is Mallard Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mallard Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mallard Lake?
- Mallard Lake has a maximum depth of 12 feet and an average depth of 4 feet. The lake covers 317 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Mallard Lake 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