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Cleanest Lakes in Elko County, Nevada

Sheep Creek Lake in Elko County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients and 6.2 ft of clarity. Below are the top 28 cleanest monitored lakes in Elko County, Nevada, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Ranked List

#LakeCountyClarityPhosphorusAlgae
1Sheep Creek LakeElko6.2 ft83 µg/L19.5 µg/L
2Billy Shaw LakeElko-34 µg/L15 µg/L
3Mountain View LakeElko-40 µg/L17.2 µg/L
4Wildhorse ReservoirElko5.9 ft107 µg/L67.2 µg/L
5Ruby Lake Unit Twenty-oneElko---
6Ruby Lake Unit ThirteenElko---
7Ruby LakeElko---
8Ruby Lake Unit FourteenElko---
9Ruby Lake Unit TwentyElko---
10Ruby Lake Unit TenElko---
11Snow Water LakeElko---
12Franklin LakeElko---
13Zunino ReservoirElko---
14Spring Creek ReservoirElko---
15Bull Run ReservoirElko---
16Wilson ReservoirElko---
17Dry Creek ReservoirElko---
18Josephine ReservoirElko---
19Desert Ranch ReservoirElko---
20Corral Lake ReservoirElko---
21Boies ReservoirElko---
22Charleston ReservoirElko---
23Boyd ReservoirElko---
24Lake PhyllisElko---
25Bishop Creek ReservoirElko---
26Dake ReservoirElko---
27Crittenden ReservoirElko---
28Goshute LakeElko---

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