What is the water clarity of Little Turtle Lake?

Little Turtle Lake has a Secchi depth (water clarity) of 6 feet. That is good clarity for the region.

Does Little Turtle Lake have an algae problem?

Chlorophyll-a (algae) data is not available for Little Turtle Lake. Phosphorus and Secchi readings can still indicate bloom risk indirectly.

Is Little Turtle Lake polluted?

Little Turtle Lake does not show severe pollution. It has limited nutrient and algae sampling on record, and nutrient and algae levels are within or below typical regional ranges.

How Clean Is Little Turtle Lake?

Little Turtle Lake does not have enough monitoring data to describe. It does not have enough recent summer sampling for a nutrient or algae figure. That means the measurements are missing, not that the water is poor. Everything the monitoring record does contain is below. Water clarity (Secchi depth): 6 ft. Trophic State Index: 51.

Cleanliness Snapshot

Metric	Little Turtle Lake	Minnesota avg
Water Clarity (Secchi)	6 ft	—
Trophic State Index	51	<50 = clean

How does Little Turtle Lake compare?

Little Turtle Lake has too little recent summer sampling to compare, so it is not compared with the Minnesota state average. Multi-year monitoring data shows water quality is declining based on 4 years of records.

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