Open Brake
Union County, Arkansas64 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Arkansas DEQ for this lake.
Open Brake in Union County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 64 acres.
Open Brake is a 64-acre lake in Union County, Arkansas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Open Brake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Open Brake 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 Open Brake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Open Brake, 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
Surface area
64 acres
Shoreline
5.8 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Open Brake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Open Brake
- Shallow Lake Campground1.7 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Open Brake
Where is Open Brake?
- Open Brake is a lake in Union County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Open Brake?
- Open Brake in Union County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 64 acres.
Is Open Brake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Open Brake?
- Open Brake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Shallow Lake Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Open Brake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles