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Wayne County Lake Quality

Kentucky, 2 lakes, average grade A (Excellent)

Wayne County has 2 graded 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. The county's average grade is A — among the cleanest in {{stateName}}. 0 lakes pull an A on their own, and almost none fall into the D or F brackets.

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 a leading lake (—); the most-stressed is a stressed lake (—).

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All Lakes in Wayne County

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.