Mesotrophic Lakes in Alabama

21 mesotrophic lakes in Alabama. Moderate nutrients, good water quality.

Most well-managed working lakes register as mesotrophic — the band that balances productivity with clarity. 21 lakes in {{stateName}} sit in the mesotrophic band. About 0% are deep (50+ ft); the rest are shallower basins where watershed management keeps nutrients from pushing the system into eutrophy.

Mesotrophic lakes tend to grade B or C on the LakeGrade rubric — the productive-but-clear band lines up with the middle of the letter grades.

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth	TSI
1	Lbrf Lake	Franklin	A	11 ft	-	40
2	Tust Lake	Tuscaloosa	A	7.7 ft	-	45
3	Inlb Lake	Blount	A	11.9 ft	-	41
4	Thue Lake	Elmore	A	5.8 ft	-	43
5	Mare Lake	Elmore	A	10.6 ft	-	41
6	Mare Lake	Randolph	A	11.5 ft	-	43
7	Yate Lake	Tallapoosa	A	4.7 ft	-	45
8	Bclm Lake	Mobile	A	6.9 ft	-	44
9	Sinl Lake	Lawrence	A	14.5 ft	-	42
10	Nla Lake	Tuscaloosa	B	6.6 ft	-	50
11	Nla Lake	Bibb	B	6.9 ft	-	48
12	Rlhr Lake	Randolph	B	8.5 ft	-	45
13	Mare Lake	Tallapoosa	B	6 ft	-	48
14	Geoh Lake	Barbour	B	5.7 ft	-	48
15	Shlb Lake	Baldwin	B	4.4 ft	-	50
16	Ncht Lake	Tuscaloosa	B	5.3 ft	-	47
17	Tlst Lake	Talladega	B	6.3 ft	-	48
18	Cahc Lake	Cleburne	B	6.3 ft	-	48
19	Ellf Lake	Franklin	B	8.8 ft	-	46
20	Nla Lake	Houston	B	7.4 ft	-	50
21	Ubam Lake	Marion	B	9.4 ft	-	50

All mesotrophic lakes →Minnesota version →Wisconsin version →Illinois version →Michigan version →Iowa version →Ohio version →Pennsylvania version →New York version →Missouri version →Indiana version →North Dakota version →South Dakota version →Florida version →Colorado version →North Carolina version →Vermont version →Texas version →Oregon version →Arkansas version →Oklahoma version →Kansas version →Nebraska version →Nevada version →Arizona version →Idaho version →Montana version →New Mexico version →Tennessee version →Virginia version →Kentucky version →Utah version →Washington version →Wyoming version →All Alabama lakes →

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.