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Cleanest Lakes in Elko County, Nevada

Sheep Creek Lake in Elko County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of D and 6.2 ft of clarity. Below are the top 28 cleanest monitored lakes in Elko County, Nevada, ranked by EPA water quality score.

Ranked List

#LakeCountyGradeClarityPhosphorusAlgae
1Sheep Creek LakeElkoD6.2 ft83 µg/L19.5 µg/L
2Billy Shaw LakeElkoD-34 µg/L15 µg/L
3Mountain View LakeElkoD-40 µg/L17.2 µg/L
4Wildhorse ReservoirElkoF5.9 ft107 µg/L67.2 µg/L
5Ruby Lake Unit Twenty-oneElkoNR---
6Ruby Lake Unit ThirteenElkoNR---
7Ruby LakeElkoNR---
8Ruby Lake Unit FourteenElkoNR---
9Ruby Lake Unit TwentyElkoNR---
10Ruby Lake Unit TenElkoNR---
11Snow Water LakeElkoNR---
12Franklin LakeElkoNR---
13Zunino ReservoirElkoNR---
14Spring Creek ReservoirElkoNR---
15Bull Run ReservoirElkoNR---
16Wilson ReservoirElkoNR---
17Dry Creek ReservoirElkoNR---
18Josephine ReservoirElkoNR---
19Desert Ranch ReservoirElkoNR---
20Corral Lake ReservoirElkoNR---
21Boies ReservoirElkoNR---
22Charleston ReservoirElkoNR---
23Boyd ReservoirElkoNR---
24Lake PhyllisElkoNR---
25Bishop Creek ReservoirElkoNR---
26Dake ReservoirElkoNR---
27Crittenden ReservoirElkoNR---
28Goshute LakeElkoNR---

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