
Blaine County Lake Quality
Idaho, 12 lakes, average grade D (Nutrient-rich)
Blaine County has 12 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. 1 of those lake carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county-wide average grade is D — water quality issues are persistent across most of the monitored basins. 0 lakes fall into the F bracket outright.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the grades sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest lake on the books is Littlewood Lake (D); the most-stressed is Littlewood Lake (D).
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All Lakes in Blaine County
12 lakes · 1 graded, 11 not rated1 graded lake · 11 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DLittlewood LakeBlaine | D | 12.5 ft | 28 µg/L | 13.9 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| NRLittle Wood ReservoirBlaine | NR | No recent samples | 70 µg/L | 30.2 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRPerkins LakeBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRAlturas LakeBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRPettit LakeBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRAlice LakeBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCampbell ReservoirBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCameron ReservoirBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRLava LakeBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRHuff LakeBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRFish Creek ReservoirBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRMagic ReservoirBlaine | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
NR = not rated: there is not enough recent sampling to support a letter. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.