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Roebuck Lake

Leflore County, MississippiView mapDirections

MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Roebuck Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
1 ft
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
90 µg/L
Typical for Mississippi
Measured by MDEQ
Chlorophyll-a
42 µg/L
Typical for Mississippi
Measured by MDEQ
Type
Hypereutrophic
Trophic class
  • Hypereutrophic
  • Public access

Roebuck Lake in Leflore County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 42 µg/L.

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Roebuck Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Leflore County, Mississippi. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available. Compared to the 2 other monitored lakes in Leflore County, Roebuck Lake ranks #1 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2024-10-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Algae risk

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

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

Whether Roebuck Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Mississippi 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 Roebuck Lake

These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Roebuck Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 42 µg/L. TSI 71.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1ftMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus90µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)42µg/LPoor
GoodFairPoor
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.71Hypereutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Frequently asked questions about Roebuck Lake

Where is Roebuck Lake?

Roebuck Lake is a lake in Leflore County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Roebuck Lake?

Roebuck Lake in Leflore County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 42 µg/L.

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Is Roebuck Lake safe to swim in?

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

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Can I fish at Roebuck Lake?

Public access to Roebuck Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Mississippi's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Hypereutrophic Lakes in Mississippi

Where this data comes from

124 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2022–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.

Collected and reported by

  • MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY21MSWQ_WQX124 samples · 2022–2024

Analytical methods

  • Phosphorus by Colorimetry
  • 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (2)

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.