Question 1

Cleanest Lakes in Wapello County, Iowa?

Accepted Answer

Ottumwa Lagoon Max Depth Lake in Wapello County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients and 0.9 ft of clarity. Below are the top 1 cleanest monitored lakes in Wapello County, Iowa, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Question 2

What is the cleanest lake in Wapello County, Iowa?

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Ottumwa Lagoon Max Depth Lake in Wapello County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Wapello County, Iowa, with 0.9 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 Wapello County, Iowa

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