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Kent County Lake Quality

Delaware, 15 lakes, measured by DNREC

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 15 monitored lakes in Kent County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings DNREC has published, shown as reported.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.

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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Bear Swamp Pool — or check the official Delaware fishing regulations.

All Lakes in Kent County

15 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 15 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 15 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Bear Swamp PoolKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Blairs PondKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples3 ft✓ Public
Garrisons LakeKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples4 ft✓ Public
Killen PondKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples7 ftNot recorded
Lake ComoKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ftNot recorded
Masseys MillpondKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6 ftNot recorded
McColley PondKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
McGinnis PondKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples9 ft✓ Public
Moores LakeKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud MillpondKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Raymond PoolKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shearness PoolKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Silver LakeKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Voshell PondKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wyoming LakeKentNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ftNot recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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Source: the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. See data sources.