Where is Portage Lake?

Portage Lake is a lake in Vermilion County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Portage Lake

Vermilion County, Louisiana227 acresView map Directions

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

Area

227 acres

Surface area

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Portage Lake in Vermilion County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 227 acres.

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Portage Lake is a 227-acre lake in Vermilion County, Louisiana.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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

Whether Portage Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Portage Lake

These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Portage 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

227 acres

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

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Frequently asked questions about Portage Lake

Where is Portage Lake?: Portage Lake is a lake in Vermilion County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Portage Lake?: Portage Lake in Vermilion County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 227 acres.
Is Portage Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.