Where is Umbrella Bay?

Umbrella Bay is a lake in Cameron County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Umbrella Bay

Cameron County, Louisiana1,148 acresView map Directions

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

Area

1,148 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Pesticides

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Umbrella Bay in Cameron County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1148 acres.

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Umbrella Bay is a 1,148-acre lake in Cameron County, Louisiana.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Umbrella Bay is good for

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Big water1,148 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Umbrella Bay is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pesticides, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Umbrella Bay is safe to swim in today is a call for the Louisiana 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 Umbrella Bay

These are the measurements LDEQ publishes for Umbrella Bay, 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

1,148 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Umbrella Bay, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Umbrella Bay is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

PesticidesTurbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit LA050701_00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Cameron County

Lake Monzelum0.9 miView →Willow Lake1.8 miView →Mallard Bay2.6 miView →Snake Lake2.8 miView →Devils Lake3.9 miView →Long Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Umbrella Bay

Where is Umbrella Bay?: Umbrella Bay is a lake in Cameron County, Louisiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by LDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Umbrella Bay?: Umbrella Bay in Cameron County, Louisiana has water-quality measurements published by LDEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1148 acres.
Is Umbrella Bay safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Umbrella Bay is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pesticides, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.