Southern Lake
Arkansas County, Arkansas47 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Arkansas DEQ for this lake.
Southern Lake in Arkansas County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 47 acres.
Southern Lake is a 47-acre lake in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Southern Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping2 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Southern 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 Southern Lake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Southern 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
47 acres
Shoreline
3.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Southern Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Southern Lake
- Swan Lake Campground4.0 km
- Brown Shanty Campground4.3 km
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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Frequently asked questions about Southern Lake
Where is Southern Lake?
- Southern Lake is a lake in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Southern Lake?
- Southern Lake in Arkansas County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 47 acres.
Is Southern Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Southern Lake?
- Southern Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Swan Lake Campground, Brown Shanty Campground. 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.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Southern Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles