Huntington County Lake Quality
Indiana, 2 lakes, measured by IDEM
Huntington County has 2 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 recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Huntington County are productive, shallow basins; each lake page shows its own phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings beside the EPA condition class.
Many of the county's lakes are deep glacial basins, over 50 feet at their deepest point, which gives them thermal stratification and a buffer against summer warming. Huntington Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Huntington County
2 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 1 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 1 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington LakeHuntington | No recent samples | 118 µg/L | 40.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Clair LakeHuntington | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 54.1 ft | 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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