Question 1

Cleanest Lakes in Cherokee County, Iowa?

Accepted Answer

Spring Lake in Cherokee County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients and 2.5 ft of clarity. Below are the top 1 cleanest monitored lakes in Cherokee County, Iowa, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Question 2

What is the cleanest lake in Cherokee County, Iowa?

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Spring Lake in Cherokee County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Cherokee County, Iowa, with 2.5 feet of measured water clarity.

Question 3

How are these rankings calculated?

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Nutrients and algae, total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, are read against EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 condition classes for that lake’s ecoregion. Water clarity (Secchi depth) is measured and shown separately. Lakes without enough recent samples are listed without a condition class rather than ranked low. Source data comes from the EPA Water Quality Portal.

Cleanest Lakes in Cherokee County, Iowa

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