Mitc Lake
Chilton County, Alabama5,850 acresView mapDirections
ADEM publishes the water-quality measurements for Mitc Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
Mitc Lake in Chilton County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.4 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 23 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 11.7 µg/L. Surface area: 5850 acres.
Mitc Lake is a 5,850-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Chilton County, Alabama. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Chilton County, Mitc Lake ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM, last sampled 2025-10-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Mitc Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water5,850 acres
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyModerate algae
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. Mitc Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Mitc 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.
Water quality measurements for Mitc Lake
These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Mitc Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 5.4 ft. Phosphorus 23 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 11.7 µg/L. TSI 52.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.4ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 23µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 11.7µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 52 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
5,850 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Mitc Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Mitc Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2013–2025).
Water clarity
Stable5 years
Phosphorus
Stable-0.38 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.82 µg/L/yr5 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Mitc Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Mitchell (completed 1923), built primarily for hydroelectric on the Coosa River; gravity-type dam, 106 ft tall and 1,264 ft long.
- Surface area
- 5,850 ac
- Normal storage
- 172,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 172,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 9,827 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Alabama Power Company
All listed purposes: Hydroelectric;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AL01424 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.62 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Mitc Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AL03150107-0803-100 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Mitc Lake
Where is Mitc Lake?
- Mitc Lake is a lake in Chilton County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mitc Lake?
- Mitc Lake in Chilton County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.4 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 23 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 11.7 µg/L. Surface area: 5850 acres.
Is Mitc Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mitc Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
127 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- ALABAMA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - WATER QUALITY DATA
21AWIC127 samples · 2013–2025
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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