Payne Lake
Hale County, Alabama111 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEM for this lake.
Payne Lake in Hale County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 111 acres.
Payne Lake is a 111-acre lake in Hale County, Alabama.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Payne Lake 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 Payne 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.
Water quality measurements for Payne Lake
These are the measurements ADEM publishes for Payne 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
111 acres
Shoreline
3.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Payne Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Payne Lake
- Payne Lake Recreation Area0.6 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 Payne Lake
Where is Payne Lake?
- Payne Lake is a lake in Hale County, Alabama. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Payne Lake?
- Payne Lake in Hale County, Alabama has water-quality measurements published by ADEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 111 acres.
Is Payne Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Payne Lake?
- Payne Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Payne Lake Recreation Area. 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 Payne Lake 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