Question 1

Cleanest Lakes in Wilkes County, North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

Kerr Scott Reservoir in Wilkes County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients and 4.9 ft of clarity. Below are the top 1 cleanest monitored lakes in Wilkes County, North Carolina, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Question 2

What is the cleanest lake in Wilkes County, North Carolina?

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Kerr Scott Reservoir in Wilkes County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Wilkes County, North Carolina, with 4.9 feet of measured water clarity.

Question 3

How are these rankings calculated?

Accepted Answer

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 Wilkes County, North Carolina

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