Dougherty County Lake Quality
Georgia, 7 lakes, measured by Georgia EPD
Dougherty County has 7 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. 2 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Taken together, the monitored lakes of Dougherty County sit near the low-nutrient end of the Georgia range.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Lake Worth.
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All Lakes in Dougherty County
7 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 5 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 5 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake WorthDougherty | 3.7 ft | 46.9 µg/L | 5 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Flint River ReservoirDougherty | 4.3 ft | 30 µg/L | 4.8 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Bird Roost PondDougherty | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Windmill PondDougherty | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Big Cypress LakeDougherty | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake LorettaDougherty | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Rawls PondDougherty | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 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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