Pomme de Terre Lake
Hickory County, Missouri7,820 acresView mapDirections
Missouri DNR publishes the water-quality measurements for Pomme de Terre Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Public access
- Limited data
Pomme de Terre Lake in Hickory County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 39 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 19.9 µg/L. Surface area: 7820 acres.
Pomme de Terre Lake is a 7,820-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Hickory County, Missouri. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available. Compared to the 5 other monitored lakes in Hickory County, Pomme de Terre Lake ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Missouri DNR, last sampled 2024-09-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Pomme de Terre Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water7,820 acres
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 Pomme de Terre Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Pomme de Terre Lake
These are the measurements Missouri DNR publishes for Pomme de Terre Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 39 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 19.9 µg/L. TSI 60.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.6ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 39µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 19.9µg/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. | 60 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
7,820 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Missouri DNR
No bathymetric survey has been published for Pomme de Terre Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Pomme de Terre Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2020–2024).
Water clarity
Improving4 years
Phosphorus
Improving-3.41 µg/L/yr4 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-1.72 µg/L/yr4 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Pomme de Terre Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Pomme De Terre Dam (completed 1961), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the POMME DE TERRE RIVER; rockfill-type dam, 155 ft tall and 4,630 ft long.
- Surface area
- 7,820 ac
- Normal storage
- 230,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 650,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 611 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- USACE - Kansas City District
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MO30201 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Pomme de Terre Lake
Where is Pomme de Terre Lake?
- Pomme de Terre Lake is a lake in Hickory County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pomme de Terre Lake?
- Pomme de Terre Lake in Hickory County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 39 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 19.9 µg/L. Surface area: 7820 acres.
Is Pomme de Terre Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Pomme de Terre Lake?
- Public access to Pomme de Terre Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Missouri's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
24 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2022–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Univ. of Missouri, Columbia
UMC15 samples · 2024 - Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
MDNR9 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk in meters
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus, Total, Whole-water, Alkaline Persulfate Digest
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
Monitoring station identifiers (4)
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.