Tunica Cutoff Lake
Lee County, ArkansasView mapDirections
Arkansas DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Tunica Cutoff Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- 88 ft max depth
- Public access
Tunica Cutoff Lake in Lee County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 150 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 56.2 µg/L.
Tunica Cutoff Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Lee County, Arkansas with an estimated average depth of about 88 feet. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 5 public boat landings. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Lee County, Tunica Cutoff Lake ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2025-10-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Tunica Cutoff Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch5 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 Tunica Cutoff 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 Tunica Cutoff Lake
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Tunica Cutoff Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 150 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 56.2 µg/L. TSI 72.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.6ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 150µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 56.2µg/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. | 72 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~88 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by Arkansas DEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Arkansas has not published bathymetry for Tunica Cutoff Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
34 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
2,666 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
22.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
148 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Loggerhead LanePublic
- Charlie LanePublic
- S RoadPublic
- Bluebird TrailPublic
- Mhoon LandingPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Tunica Cutoff Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2012–2025). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving2 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+8.08 µg/L/yr2 years
Chlorophyll-a
Stable+0.75 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Tunica Cutoff Lake
Where is Tunica Cutoff Lake?
- Tunica Cutoff Lake is a lake in Lee County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tunica Cutoff Lake?
- Tunica Cutoff Lake in Lee County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 150 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 56.2 µg/L.
Is Tunica Cutoff Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Tunica Cutoff Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Tunica Cutoff Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 88 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Tunica Cutoff Lake?
- Tunica Cutoff Lake has 5 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Loggerhead Lane, Charlie Lane, S Road, Bluebird Trail, among others. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Tunica Cutoff Lake?
- Tunica Cutoff Lake has 5 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Arkansas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
70 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2012–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX70 samples · 2012–2025
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory