Is Cumberland a lake that the water clears quickly?

[Tacklebag23]

Zara, sent you PM.

I had friends fish Fri & Sat near dam & also said visibility was fine. They said Lake area hadn't got the rain we received here in CKY in the last week. So stain would be from SUN/MON rain. Generally C Land is slow to stain and clears fairly quickly. Especially on main lake near dam.

[Tacklebag23]

photo from Lake C Beaver Creek

[Zaraspooky]

Water has a good color in that picture.

[stripernut1]

Ive fished cumberland every day and im going to go out on a limb here without seeing the pics you are referring to. The coloration you are seeing is not from turbidity from murky run off, its actually an algae bloom that is making the water look anything from slightly tannic to blood red to creamy colored. I saw all three colors today within a 1000yd stretch in the same creek. Ive fished the main lake from close to the dam to beaver , otter, greasy, caney and wolfe creeks and I havent seen any water that was stained due to muddy/murky in flows. But thats just the view from my boat so take it for what its worth

[OutdoorLife]

I'll second what stripernut said. That is exactly what I saw. Fishing creek was dark, almost black but not murky - more tannic-like similar to Lake Okeechobee in Florida. I saw it sporadically in other creeks but it seemed to be less prevalent in creeks toward the dam. Caney was close to normal. Overall the water quality is very good for fishing. Even caught quite a few in the "black" water on jerkbaits which usually don't work in murky water. Fish seem to see fine.