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Clark County Lake Quality

Kentucky, 1 lake, average grade D (Nutrient-rich)

Clark County has 1 monitored lake — 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. Every one of those lake carries an A–F grade, so the county-level summary covers the full set rather than a monitored subset. 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 Winchester Reservoir (D); the most-stressed is Winchester Reservoir (D).

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All Lakes in Clark County

1 lake1 graded lake

#LakeGradeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
1DWinchester ReservoirClarkDNo recent samples127 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.