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Denali County Lake Quality

Alaska, 40 lakes, measured by Alaska DEC

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 40 monitored lakes in Denali County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Alaska DEC has published, shown as reported.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.

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All Lakes in Denali County

40 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 40 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 40 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
Albert LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Alma LakesDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Amos LakesDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Beaverlog LakesDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Lily LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Long LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Billberg LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Blackfish LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Burnt LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Carey LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Caribou LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Carls Cache LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Carlson LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Castle Rocks LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chilchukabena LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Comma LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Corner LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Drashner LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Eightmile LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Fish LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Foraker PondDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Gosling LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
John Hansen LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Live Trap LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
McLeod LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mirror LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moose LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mucha LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Old Cache LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Otter LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Otto LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sandless LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Scotty LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spectacle LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sprucefish LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Starr LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tso' Ch'ekan' Bene'DenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wonder LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Yoder LakeDenaliNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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