Cleanest Lakes in Georgia
Nla Lake in Washington County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of A and 15.1 ft of clarity. Below are the top 20 cleanest monitored lakes in Georgia, ranked by EPA water quality score.
Ranked List
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nla Lake | Washington | A | 15.1 ft | 7.3 µg/L | 1 µg/L |
| 2 | Nla Lake | Rabun | B | 5.6 ft | 19.2 µg/L | 15 µg/L |
| 3 | Nla Lake | Carroll | B | 5.7 ft | 23.6 µg/L | 10.8 µg/L |
| 4 | Nla Lake | Turner | B | 4.5 ft | 22.3 µg/L | 9 µg/L |
| 5 | Nla Lake | Fannin | C | 10.6 ft | 19000 µg/L | 1.2 µg/L |
| 6 | Nla Lake | Pickens | C | 13.2 ft | 14000 µg/L | 1.1 µg/L |
| 7 | Nla Lake | Bartow | C | 7.6 ft | 35.9 µg/L | 7.4 µg/L |
| 8 | Nla Lake | Lanier | C | 5.6 ft | 27.4 µg/L | 12.1 µg/L |
| 9 | Nla Lake | Candler | C | 6.3 ft | 59.5 µg/L | 19.5 µg/L |
| 10 | Nla Lake | Sumter | C | 2.9 ft | 35.1 µg/L | 33.4 µg/L |
| 11 | Nla Lake | Upson | C | 5.2 ft | 28000 µg/L | 6.6 µg/L |
| 12 | Nla Lake | Henry | C | - | 39000 µg/L | 5.6 µg/L |
| 13 | Nla Lake | Candler | D | 3.4 ft | 39000 µg/L | 14.9 µg/L |
| 14 | Nla Lake | Wheeler | D | 2.8 ft | 36000 µg/L | 18.4 µg/L |
| 15 | Nla Lake | Crawford | D | 1.5 ft | 67.1 µg/L | 86.4 µg/L |
| 16 | Nla Lake | Charlton | D | 0.5 ft | 81000 µg/L | 20.1 µg/L |
| 17 | Nla Lake | Glynn | D | 2.9 ft | 216.2 µg/L | 34.4 µg/L |
| 18 | Nla Lake | Dodge | D | 3.4 ft | 46000 µg/L | 23.7 µg/L |
| 19 | Nla Lake | Gwinnett | D | 3.2 ft | 81.7 µg/L | 58.6 µg/L |
| 20 | Nla Lake | Richmond | F | 1.1 ft | 182.5 µg/L | 67.7 µg/L |