Where is Optimist Lake?

Optimist Lake is a lake in Mobile County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.

Optimist Lake

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No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEM for this lake.

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Optimist Lake in Mobile County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported.

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Optimist Lake is a lake in Mobile County, Alabama.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM, last sampled recent years. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

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Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Optimist 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.

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Water quality measurements for Optimist Lake

These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Optimist 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.

Metric	Value	EPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)	No recent samples
Phosphorus	No recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)	No recent samples

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Frequently asked questions about Optimist Lake

Where is Optimist Lake?: Optimist Lake is a lake in Mobile County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Optimist Lake?: Optimist Lake in Mobile County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported.
Is Optimist Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.