Wasp Lake
Humphreys County, MississippiView mapDirections
MDEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Wasp Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
Wasp Lake in Humphreys County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 53.8 µg/L.
Wasp Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Humphreys County, Mississippi. Compared to the 2 other monitored lakes in Humphreys County, Wasp Lake ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2021-10-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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 Wasp 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 Wasp Lake
These are the measurements MDEQ publishes for Wasp 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 0.8 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 53.8 µg/L. TSI 73.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 0.8ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 90µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 53.8µg/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. | 73 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Wasp Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Thornton Lake (completed 1978), built primarily for other on the Bear Creek -Os; earth-type dam, 8 ft tall and 3,200 ft long.
- Normal storage
- 90 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 90 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- DAVIS THORNTON
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MS00473 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.42 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Wasp Lake
Where is Wasp Lake?
- Wasp Lake is a lake in Humphreys County, Mississippi. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wasp Lake?
- Wasp Lake in Humphreys County, Mississippi has water-quality measurements published by MDEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 90 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 53.8 µg/L.
Is Wasp Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
113 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21MSWQ_WQX113 samples · 2020–2021
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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.