Where is Porter Lake?

Porter Lake is a lake in Phillips County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Porter Lake

Phillips County, Arkansas242 acresView map Directions

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

Area

242 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.3 mi

Measured length

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Porter Lake in Phillips County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 242 acres.

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Porter Lake is a 242-acre lake in Phillips County, Arkansas.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Porter Lake 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.

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Water quality measurements for Porter Lake

These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Porter 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

242 acres

Shoreline

4.3 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Phillips County

Hornor Neck0.9 miView →Brushy Lake1.5 miView →Storm Creek LakeHypereutrophic1.6 miView →Long Lake—View →Old Town Lake—View →Desoto Lake1.6 ft clear · Hypereutrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Porter Lake

Where is Porter Lake?: Porter Lake is a lake in Phillips County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Porter Lake?: Porter Lake in Phillips County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 242 acres.
Is Porter Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.