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

Pates Lake

Pickens County, Alabama57 acresView map Directions

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

Area

57 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Measured length

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Pates Lake in Pickens County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 57 acres.

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Pates Lake is a 57-acre lake in Pickens County, Alabama.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Pates 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 Pates Lake

These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Pates 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

57 acres

Shoreline

1.7 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Pates Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Nearby Lakes in Pickens County

P M Johnston Lake Number One5 miView →Alip Lake2.4 ft clear · Eutrophic10.4 miView →Gaig Lake2.8 ft clear · Eutrophic11.7 miView →Big Slough—View →McShan Lake Number Two—View →

Frequently asked questions about Pates Lake

Where is Pates Lake?: Pates Lake is a lake in Pickens County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pates Lake?: Pates Lake in Pickens County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 57 acres.
Is Pates Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.