What is the cleanest lake in Clay County, Missouri?

Watkins Mill Lake in Clay County is the highest-rated lake in Clay County, Missouri with an EPA water quality grade of C and 3.2 feet of water clarity.

How are these rankings calculated?

Lakes are graded A through F on nutrients and algae — total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity — against EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 condition classes for that lake’s ecoregion. Water clarity (Secchi depth) is measured and shown; it is not the letter. Lakes without enough recent samples are UNRATED, not given an F. Source data comes from the EPA Water Quality Portal.

Cleanest Lakes in Clay County, Missouri

Watkins Mill Lake in Clay County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of C and 3.2 ft of clarity. Below are the top 3 cleanest monitored lakes in Clay County, Missouri, ranked by EPA water quality score.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Watkins Mill Lake	Clay	C	3.2 ft	39.2 µg/L	17.7 µg/L
2	Smithville Lake by Dam	Clay	D	3.3 ft	37.7 µg/L	25.4 µg/L
3	Cooley Lake	Clay	NR	-	-	-

Ranked List

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