What is the cleanest lake in Porter County, Indiana?

Long Lake in Porter County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Porter County, Indiana.

How are these rankings calculated?

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 Porter County, Indiana

Long Lake in Porter County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients. Below are the top 7 cleanest monitored lakes in Porter County, Indiana, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Long Lake	Porter	-	27 µg/L	8 µg/L
2	Loomis Lake	Porter	-	40 µg/L	11.5 µg/L
3	Lake Louise	Porter	-	48 µg/L	20.5 µg/L
4	Mink Lake	Porter	-	-	-
5	Chubb Lake	Porter	-	-	-
6	Long Lake	Porter	-	-	-
7	Lake Eliza	Porter	-	-	-

Ranked List

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