Question 1

Cleanest Lakes in York County, Pennsylvania?

Accepted Answer

Lake Marburg in York County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients. Below are the top 4 cleanest monitored lakes in York County, Pennsylvania, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Question 2

What is the cleanest lake in York County, Pennsylvania?

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Lake Marburg in York County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in York County, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

How are these rankings calculated?

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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	Lake Marburg	York	-	14 µg/L	3.2 µg/L
2	Lawrence Baker Sheppard Reservoir	York	-	-	-
3	Lake Pahagaco	York	-	-	-
4	Lake Williams	York	-	-	-

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