Where is R. D. Bailey Lake?

R. D. Bailey Lake is a lake in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by WVDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on R. D. Bailey Lake?

R. D. Bailey Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including R.D. Bailey Lake Group Shelters. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

R. D. Bailey Lake

Wyoming County, West Virginia551 acresView map Directions

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

Area

551 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

17.4 mi

Measured length

Impaired · PCBs

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R. D. Bailey Lake in Wyoming County, West Virginia has water-quality measurements published by WVDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 551 acres.

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R. D. Bailey Lake is a 551-acre lake in Wyoming County, West Virginia.

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

What R. D. Bailey Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. R. D. Bailey Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether R. D. Bailey Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for R. D. Bailey Lake

These are the measurements WVDEP publishes for R. D. Bailey 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

551 acres

Shoreline

17.4 mi

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

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near R. D. Bailey Lake

R.D. Bailey Lake Group Shelters1.9 kmReserve

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing R. D. Bailey Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

R. D. Bailey Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

PCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit WV-OGU-L5-295 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Wyoming County

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Frequently asked questions about R. D. Bailey Lake

Where is R. D. Bailey Lake?: R. D. Bailey Lake is a lake in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by WVDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of R. D. Bailey Lake?: R. D. Bailey Lake in Wyoming County, West Virginia has water-quality measurements published by WVDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 551 acres.
Is R. D. Bailey Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. R. D. Bailey Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on R. D. Bailey Lake?: R. D. Bailey Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including R.D. Bailey Lake Group Shelters. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.