Waterville Lake
Haywood County, North Carolina314 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NC DEQ for this lake.
Waterville Lake in Haywood County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 314 acres.
Waterville Lake is a 314-acre lake in Haywood County, North Carolina.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Waterville Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Waterville Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Waterville Lake
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Waterville Lake, 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
314 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Waterville Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Waterville Lake
- Cataloochee Group Camp4.7 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Waterville Lake
Where is Waterville Lake?
- Waterville Lake is a lake in Haywood County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Waterville Lake?
- Waterville Lake in Haywood County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 314 acres.
Is Waterville Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Waterville Lake?
- Waterville Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cataloochee Group Camp. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Waterville Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles