Upper Lake Chicot
Chicot County, ArkansasView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Arkansas DEQ for this lake.
- Public access
- Limited data
Upper Lake Chicot in Chicot County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported.
Upper Lake Chicot is a lake in Chicot County, Arkansas. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 3 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2020-12-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper Lake Chicot is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch3 documented ramps
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Lake Chicot 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 Upper Lake Chicot
These are the measurements Arkansas DEQ publishes for Upper Lake Chicot, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Recreation & Access
- Lake Chicot State ParkPublic
- Connelly BayouPublic
- LakeshoreSemi-private
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Upper Lake Chicot
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2019–2022). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Improving-8.21 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-14.01 µg/L/yr3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Upper Lake Chicot is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Chicot Dam North (completed 1942), built primarily for recreation on the Mississippi River-Os; earth-type dam, 22 ft tall and 2,508 ft long.
- Normal storage
- 26,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 45,080 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID AR00988 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.86 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Lake Chicot
Where is Upper Lake Chicot?
- Upper Lake Chicot is a lake in Chicot County, Arkansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by Arkansas DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Lake Chicot?
- Upper Lake Chicot in Chicot County, Arkansas has water-quality measurements published by Arkansas DEQ, shown here as reported.
Is Upper Lake Chicot safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Upper Lake Chicot?
- Upper Lake Chicot has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Chicot State Park, Connelly Bayou, Lakeshore. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Upper Lake Chicot?
- Upper Lake Chicot has 3 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
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
ARDEQH2O_WQX3 samples · 2020
Analytical methods
- 4500 P J ~ Persulfate Method for Simultaneous Determination of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus
- Turbidity by Nephelometry
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