Sharp County Lake Quality
Arkansas, 6 lakes, measured by Arkansas DEQ
Sharp County holds 6 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Sharp County lakes carry some of the lowest phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings in Arkansas, with clear summer transparency across most monitored basins.
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. Lake Mirandy has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Sharp County
6 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 5 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 5 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake MirandySharp | No recent samples | 34 µg/L | 2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Lake SequoyahSharp | No recent samples | 20 µg/L | 2.1 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake SherwoodSharp | No recent samples | 20 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake CherokeeSharp | No recent samples | 25 µg/L | 2.7 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Vagabond LakeSharp | No recent samples | 20 µg/L | 1.4 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Lake ThunderbirdSharp | No recent samples | 20 µg/L | 1.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not 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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