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Hypereutrophic Lakes in Arkansas

22 hypereutrophic lakes in Arkansas. Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity.

Hypereutrophic lakes (TSI above 70) are at the upper end of the productivity scale: visible algal blooms most weeks of summer, clarity often under 3 feet, and meaningful risk of harmful-algal-bloom toxin events. 22 hypereutrophic lakes are on the {{stateName}} books. Almost none of them are deep — 0% break 50 feet. Shallow basin plus heavy nutrient input is the consistent recipe.

Hypereutrophic lakes overwhelmingly grade D or F — the trophic class and the grade are measuring closely-related dimensions of the same underlying nutrient regime.

#LakeCountyGradeClarityDepthTSI
1Nla LakeJohnsonD6 ft-84
2Nla LakeSevierD5.4 ft-88
3Horseshoe LakeCrittendenD--70
4Lake MillwoodLittle RiverF1 ft-70
5Lake BeulahDeshaF1 ft-79
6Nla LakePoinsettF1 ft-109
7Nla LakeLawrenceF1.6 ft-106
8Nla LakeLittle RiverF1.2 ft-78
9Nla LakeRandolphF0.9 ft-75
10Lake LeeChicotF1.2 ft-75
11Tunica Cutoff LakeLeeF1.6 ft-72
12Cox Creek LakeGrantF1 ft-77
13Lake WilsonAshleyF--75
14Lower Lake ChicotChicotF--74
15Lower Lake ChicotChicotF--78
16Lake ConwayFaulknerF--71
17Bois D Arc LakeHempsteadF--80
18Lake JuneLafayetteF--77
19Lake HoguePoinsettF--79
20Grand LakeChicotF--82
21Lake Pine Bluff Diagonally From North And East LeveesJeffersonF--75
22Lake WallaceChicotF--75

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.