Town Creek Lake
Rowan County, North CarolinaView mapDirections
NC DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Town Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Public access
Town Creek Lake in Rowan County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 60 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 36 µg/L.
Town Creek Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Rowan County, North Carolina. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 2 public boat landings. Compared to the 2 other monitored lakes in Rowan County, Town Creek Lake ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ, last sampled 2025-09-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Town Creek Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch2 documented ramps
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae 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 Town Creek Lake 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.
Water quality measurements for Town Creek Lake
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Town Creek 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. Phosphorus 60 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 36 µg/L. TSI 64.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 60µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 36µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 64 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Recreation & Access
- York Hill Yadkin River AccessPublic
- Hannah Ferry Rd boat rampPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Town Creek Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2021–2025).
Phosphorus
Improving-3.43 µg/L/yr4 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-2.46 µg/L/yr4 years
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Frequently asked questions about Town Creek Lake
Where is Town Creek Lake?
- Town Creek Lake is a lake in Rowan 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 Town Creek Lake?
- Town Creek Lake in Rowan County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 60 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 36 µg/L.
Is Town Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Town Creek Lake?
- Town Creek Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include York Hill Yadkin River Access, Hannah Ferry Rd boat ramp. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Town Creek Lake?
- Town Creek Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by North Carolina's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
143 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality NCDEQ-DWR WQX
21NC03WQ143 samples · 2020–2025
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
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.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory