Rock Creek Lake
Perry County, Arkansas27 acresView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Rock Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Public access
- Limited data
Rock Creek Lake in Perry County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.2 ft visibility. Surface area: 27 acres.
Rock Creek Lake is a 27-acre lake in Perry County, Arkansas. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2020-07-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Rock Creek 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.
Water quality measurements for Rock Creek Lake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Rock Creek Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft. TSI 51.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6.2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| 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. | 51 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
27 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Arkansas DEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Rock Creek Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Rock Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the South Fourche Lafave Wid Site 6 (completed 1978), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Rock Creek; earth-type dam, 80 ft tall and 676 ft long.
- Surface area
- 27 ac
- Normal storage
- 398 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,383 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- Fourche La Fave Watershed Improvement District
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AR01195 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.19 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Rock Creek Lake
Where is Rock Creek Lake?
- Rock Creek Lake is a lake in Perry County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Rock Creek Lake?
- Rock Creek Lake in Perry County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.2 ft visibility. Surface area: 27 acres.
Is Rock Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Rock Creek Lake?
- Public access to Rock Creek Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Arkansas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS1 sample · 2020
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.