Where is Stony Creek Reservoir?

Stony Creek Reservoir is a lake in Alamance County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Stony Creek Reservoir

Alamance County, North Carolina97 acresView map Directions

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

Area

97 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

5.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Algal growth

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Stony Creek Reservoir in Alamance County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 97 acres.

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Stony Creek Reservoir is a 97-acre lake in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Stony Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Stony Creek Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina 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 Stony Creek Reservoir

These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Stony Creek Reservoir, 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

97 acres

Shoreline

5.8 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Stony Creek Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Stony Creek Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Algal growth

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NC16-14-(5.5)a · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Stony Creek Reservoir

Where is Stony Creek Reservoir?: Stony Creek Reservoir is a lake in Alamance County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Stony Creek Reservoir?: Stony Creek Reservoir in Alamance County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 97 acres.
Is Stony Creek Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Stony Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth. Check local advisories before you swim.