Tunica Cutoff Lake
Tunica County, MississippiView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Tunica Cutoff Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- Limited data
Tunica Cutoff Lake in Tunica County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 145 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 63.4 µg/L.
Tunica Cutoff Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Tunica County, Mississippi. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Tunica County, Tunica Cutoff Lake ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-10-14. 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. Tunica Cutoff Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Tunica Cutoff 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 Tunica Cutoff Lake
These are the measurements MDEQ 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 1.8 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 145 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 63.4 µg/L. TSI 72.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.8ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 145µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 63.4µg/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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EPA Impairment Status
Tunica Cutoff Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MS990211 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Tunica Cutoff Lake
Where is Tunica Cutoff Lake?
- Tunica Cutoff Lake is a lake in Tunica County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tunica Cutoff Lake?
- Tunica Cutoff Lake in Tunica County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 145 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 63.4 µg/L.
Is Tunica Cutoff Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Tunica Cutoff Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
40 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_WQX40 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.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database