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Owyhee County Lake Quality

Idaho, 34 lakes, measured by Idaho DEQ

There are 34 monitored lakes in Owyhee County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Phosphorus and algae readings vary widely across Owyhee County; the per-lake pages below carry the numbers.

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 Mountain View Lake.

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All Lakes in Owyhee County

34 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 33 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 33 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
1Mountain View LakeOwyheeNo recent samples39 µg/L14 µg/LNo recent samples✓ Public
Mpipeline Rd LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Anderson ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Forster ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dougal ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hulet-Sinker Creek ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Triangle ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Star ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Juniper Basin ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Homer Wells ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud FlatOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Juniper LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Henry LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bybee ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rough LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ross LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Blue Creek ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sage Hen ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Payne Creek ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Buckhorn ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dry LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bull Creek ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tindall ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cove Arm LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
C J Strike ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Dunes LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Grasmere ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Blue Creek ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Whites ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lower Nichol Flat ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
O X LakeOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin Lakes ReservoirOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesOwyheeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Foremans ReservoirOwyheeNo 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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