Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.
Lonoke County, ArkansasView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Impaired · Turbidity
- 40 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. in Lonoke County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 70 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 16 µg/L.
Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Lonoke County, Arkansas with an estimated average depth of about 40 feet. Phosphorus level is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2023-03-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. 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. Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. 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 Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee., 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 70 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 16 µg/L. TSI 62.
| 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 | 70µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 16µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 62 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~40 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by Arkansas DEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Arkansas has not published bathymetry for Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee..
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
4 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
294 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
3.1 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
256 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.
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Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2020–2022). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Worsening+25 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.7 µg/L/yr3 years
EPA Impairment Status
Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit AR_08020402_4010 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.
Where is Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.?
- Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. is a lake in Lonoke County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.?
- Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. in Lonoke County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 70 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 16 µg/L.
Is Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee., so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 40 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 Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.?
- Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee.?
- Pickthorne Lake Along Eastern Most Levee. 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
42 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
ARDEQH2O_WQX42 samples · 2020–2023
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory