Natchez State Park Lake
Adams County, Mississippi230 acresView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Natchez State Park Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Public access
Natchez State Park Lake in Adams County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 24.9 µg/L. Surface area: 230 acres.
Natchez State Park Lake is a 230-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Adams County, Mississippi. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2021-10-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Natchez State Park Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae risk
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 Natchez State Park Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Natchez State Park Lake
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Natchez State Park 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 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 24.9 µg/L. TSI 58.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 30µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 24.9µg/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. | 58 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
230 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by MDEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Natchez State Park Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Lake Natchez State ParkPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Natchez State Park Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Natchez State Park Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Natchez State Park Dam (completed 1984), built primarily for recreation on the Whitens Creek; earth-type dam, 70 ft tall and 2,100 ft long.
- Surface area
- 230 ac
- Normal storage
- 3,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 5,671 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 4.31 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS02948 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Natchez State Park Lake
Where is Natchez State Park Lake?
- Natchez State Park Lake is a lake in Adams County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Natchez State Park Lake?
- Natchez State Park Lake in Adams County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 24.9 µg/L. Surface area: 230 acres.
Is Natchez State Park Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Natchez State Park Lake?
- Natchez State Park Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Natchez State Park. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Natchez State Park Lake?
- Natchez State Park Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Mississippi's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
64 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX64 samples · 2020–2021
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
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
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory