Question 1

Cleanest Lakes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?

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Laurel Hill Lake in Somerset County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients. Below are the top 5 cleanest monitored lakes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Question 2

What is the cleanest lake in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?

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Laurel Hill Lake in Somerset County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

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.

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Laurel Hill Lake	Somerset	-	20 µg/L	5.7 µg/L
2	Cranberry Glade Lake	Somerset	-	-	-
3	Lake Stonycreek	Somerset	-	-	-
4	Lake Gloria	Somerset	-	-	-
5	North Fork Reservoir	Somerset	-	-	-

Cleanest Lakes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

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