Osage County Lake Quality
Kansas, 6 lakes, measured by KDHE
Osage County holds 6 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 4 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county's readings sit in the middle of the Kansas range, with one or two lakes pulling the average up or down depending on year.
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 Osage Co State Fishing Lake.
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All Lakes in Osage County
6 lakes · 4 ranked on readings, 2 without enough sampling4 lakes ranked on readings · 2 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osage Co State Fishing LakeOsage | 6.2 ft | 20 µg/L | 6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Melvern LakeOsage | 4.8 ft | 20 µg/L | 6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Strowbridge ReservoirOsage | 2.4 ft | 48.5 µg/L | 27 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | Pomona LakeOsage | 2.9 ft | 67 µg/L | 31.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Carbondale West LakeOsage | 0.6 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Osage City ReservoirOsage | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 10 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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