New Lexington Reservoir
Perry County, OhioView mapDirections
Ohio EPA publishes the water-quality measurements for New Lexington Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- 22 ft max depth
- Limited data
New Lexington Reservoir in Perry County, Ohio has water-quality measurements published by Ohio EPA, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 33.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.5 µg/L.
New Lexington Reservoir is a mesotrophic lake in Perry County, Ohio with an estimated average depth of about 22 feet. Compared to the 2 other monitored lakes in Perry County, New Lexington Reservoir ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Ohio EPA, last sampled 2022-10-24. 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 New Lexington Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for New Lexington Reservoir
These are the measurements Ohio EPA publishes for New Lexington Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 33.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 4.5 µg/L. TSI 50.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 33.6µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 4.5µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 50 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~22 ft est.
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Ohio has not published bathymetry for New Lexington Reservoir.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
0 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
25 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
919 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Frequently asked questions about New Lexington Reservoir
Where is New Lexington Reservoir?
- New Lexington Reservoir is a lake in Perry County, Ohio. Its water-quality measurements are published by Ohio EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of New Lexington Reservoir?
- New Lexington Reservoir in Perry County, Ohio has water-quality measurements published by Ohio EPA, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 33.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.5 µg/L.
Is New Lexington Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is New Lexington Reservoir?
- No published bathymetric survey covers New Lexington Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 22 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
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Where this data comes from
33 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Division of Surface water (Ohio)
21OHIO_WQX33 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
- 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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)