Pungo Lake
Washington County, North Carolina2,786 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NC DEQ for this lake.
Pungo Lake in Washington County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2786 acres.
Pungo Lake is a 2,786-acre lake in Washington County, North Carolina.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Pungo Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water2,786 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pungo Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Pungo Lake
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Pungo 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
2,786 acres
Shoreline
8.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Pungo Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Pungo Lake
Where is Pungo Lake?
- Pungo Lake is a lake in Washington County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pungo Lake?
- Pungo Lake in Washington County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2786 acres.
Is Pungo 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
Measurements for Pungo Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.