Trace State Park Lake
Pontotoc County, Mississippi565 acresView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Trace State Park Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Public access
- Limited data
Trace State Park Lake in Pontotoc County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6.3 µg/L. Surface area: 565 acres.
Trace State Park Lake is a 565-acre mesotrophic lake in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-10-01. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
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 Trace State Park 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.
Water quality measurements for Trace State Park Lake
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Trace State Park Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 5.9 ft. Phosphorus 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 6.3 µg/L. TSI 56.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 90µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 6.3µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 56 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
565 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by MDEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Trace State Park Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Trace State Park Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Trace State Park Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Trace State Park Dam (completed 1974), built primarily for recreation on the Unt of Miller Creek; earth-type dam, 47 ft tall and 3,600 ft long.
- Surface area
- 565 ac
- Normal storage
- 9,625 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 12,925 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS02804 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Trace State Park Lake
Where is Trace State Park Lake?
- Trace State Park Lake is a lake in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Trace State Park Lake?
- Trace State Park Lake in Pontotoc County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6.3 µg/L. Surface area: 565 acres.
Is Trace State Park Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Trace State Park Lake?
- Public access to Trace State Park 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.
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Where this data comes from
29 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX29 samples · 2025
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
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.