Oxbow Lake
Quitman County, Mississippi31 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MDEQ for this lake.
Oxbow Lake in Quitman County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.
Oxbow Lake is a 31-acre lake in Quitman County, Mississippi.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Oxbow Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Oxbow Lake
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Oxbow 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
Surface area
31 acres
Shoreline
2.3 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Oxbow Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Oxbow Lake
Where is Oxbow Lake?
- Oxbow Lake is a lake in Quitman County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Oxbow Lake?
- Oxbow Lake in Quitman County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.
Is Oxbow Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Oxbow Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.