What is the cleanest lake in Brown County, Nebraska?

Alkali Lake in Brown County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Brown County, Nebraska.

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 Brown County, Nebraska

Alkali Lake in Brown County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients. Below are the top 17 cleanest monitored lakes in Brown County, Nebraska, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Alkali Lake	Brown	-	-	-
2	Moon Lake	Brown	-	-	-
3	North Twin Lake	Brown	-	-	-
4	Clapper Lake	Brown	-	-	-
5	Clear Lake	Brown	-	-	-
6	Enders Lake	Brown	-	-	-
7	Willow Lake	Brown	-	-	-
8	Rat Lake	Brown	-	-	-
9	Long Lake	Brown	-	-	-
10	Philbrick Lake	Brown	-	-	-
11	Crystal Lake	Brown	-	-	-
12	South Twin Lake	Brown	-	-	-
13	Skull Lake	Brown	-	-	-
14	Rush Lake	Brown	-	-	-
15	Diamond Lake	Brown	-	-	-
16	Hofeld Lake	Brown	-	-	-
17	Pine Canyon Reservoir	Brown	-	-	-

Ranked List

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