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Brooks County Lake Quality

Georgia, 11 lakes, measured by Georgia EPD

Brooks County has 11 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. The 11 monitored lakes in Brooks County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Georgia EPD 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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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Lawson Pond — or check the official Georgia fishing regulations.

All Lakes in Brooks County

11 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 11 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 11 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
Lawson PondBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Alderman PondBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Burton LakeBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Johnson PondBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake NicholsBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake PopeBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Stella LakeBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Stanley BayBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Crevasse PondBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moore PondBrooksNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Fearnside LakeBrooksNo 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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Source: the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. See data sources.