Poor Valley Creek Lake
Hawkins County, TennesseeView mapDirections
TDEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Poor Valley Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Limited data
Poor Valley Creek Lake in Hawkins County, Tennessee has water-quality measurements published by TDEC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L.
Poor Valley Creek Lake is a mesotrophic lake in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 2 other monitored lakes in Hawkins County, Poor Valley Creek Lake ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TDEC, last sampled 2020-06-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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 Poor Valley Creek Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Poor Valley Creek Lake
These are the measurements TDEC publishes for Poor Valley Creek 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. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. TSI 47.
| 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 | 20µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 47 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2014–2020). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Improving-6.03 µg/L/yr3 years
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Frequently asked questions about Poor Valley Creek Lake
Where is Poor Valley Creek Lake?
- Poor Valley Creek Lake is a lake in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Its water-quality measurements are published by TDEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Poor Valley Creek Lake?
- Poor Valley Creek Lake in Hawkins County, Tennessee has water-quality measurements published by TDEC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L.
Is Poor Valley Creek 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
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2014–2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- TDEC Division of Water Resources
TDECWR_WQX10 samples · 2014–2020
Analytical methods
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
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.