Shad Lake is a lake in Catahoula County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Shad Lake

Catahoula County, Louisiana446 acresView map Directions

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

Area

446 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Mercury

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Shad Lake in Catahoula County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 446 acres.

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Shad Lake is a 446-acre lake in Catahoula County, Louisiana.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Shad Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Shad Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Louisiana 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 Shad Lake

These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Shad 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

446 acres

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Shad Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit LA101504_002 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Shad Lake

Where is Shad Lake?: Shad Lake is a lake in Catahoula County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shad Lake?: Shad Lake in Catahoula County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 446 acres.
Is Shad Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Shad Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.