Old Town Lake
Phillips County, Arkansas1,416 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Arkansas DEQ for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 5 ft max depth
Old Town Lake in Phillips County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 4.9 ft. Surface area: 1416 acres.
Old Town Lake is a 1,416-acre lake in Phillips County, Arkansas with a maximum depth of 5 feet (4-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Old Town Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,416 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Old Town Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Old Town 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 Old Town Lake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Old Town 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
4.9 ft
Average depth
4.3 ft
Surface area
1,416 acres
Shoreline
21.4 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Old Town 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_08020303_4010 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Old Town Lake
Where is Old Town Lake?
- Old Town Lake is a lake in Phillips County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Old Town Lake?
- Old Town Lake in Phillips County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 4.9 ft. Surface area: 1416 acres.
Is Old Town Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Old Town 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 Old Town Lake?
- Old Town Lake has a maximum depth of 4.9 feet and an average depth of 4.3 feet. The lake covers 1416 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Old Town 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