Orleans Parish County Lake Quality
Louisiana, 1 lake, measured by LDEQ
Orleans Parish County holds 1 monitored lake. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. Every one of those lake carries recent nutrient and algae readings, so the county-level summary covers the full set rather than a monitored subset. Taken together, the monitored lakes of Orleans Parish County sit near the low-nutrient end of the Louisiana range.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is New Canal Lighthouse Lake.
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All Lakes in Orleans Parish County
1 lake1 lake ranked on readings
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Canal Lighthouse LakeOrleans Parish | No recent samples | No recent samples | 2.6 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
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