Overcup Lake
Conway County, ArkansasView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Overcup Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- 39 ft max depth
- Limited data
Overcup Lake in Conway County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 55 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 56.4 µg/L.
Overcup Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Conway County, Arkansas with an estimated average depth of about 39 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Conway County, Overcup Lake ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2023-02-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Overcup Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
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 Overcup 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 Overcup Lake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Overcup 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. Phosphorus 55 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 56.4 µg/L. TSI 66.
| 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 | 55µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 56.4µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 66 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~39 ft est.
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Arkansas has not published bathymetry for Overcup Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
18 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
541 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
5.1 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
292 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.
Recreation & Access
- Lakeview LandingSemi-private
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Overcup Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2019–2022).
Phosphorus
Improving-5 µg/L/yr4 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-10.43 µg/L/yr4 years
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Frequently asked questions about Overcup Lake
Where is Overcup Lake?
- Overcup Lake is a lake in Conway County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Overcup Lake?
- Overcup Lake in Conway County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 55 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 56.4 µg/L.
Is Overcup Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Overcup Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Overcup Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 39 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Overcup Lake?
- Overcup Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lakeview Landing.
Can I fish at Overcup Lake?
- Overcup 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 Arkansas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
60 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
ARDEQH2O_WQX60 samples · 2019–2023
Analytical methods
- 4500 P J ~ Persulfate Method for Simultaneous Determination of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory