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Wright County Lake Quality

Minnesota, 132 lakes, measured by Minnesota PCA

Wright County in Minnesota carries 132 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 51 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 Minnesota range, with one or two lakes pulling the average up or down depending on year.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed. Clearwater Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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Fishing in Wright County

Wright County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Wright County

DNR Reports (40)

Minnesota DNR LakeFinder resources for lakes in Wright County. browse all reports →

These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).

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Fisheries Lake Survey — West Lake Sylvia
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Waverly
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Upper Maple
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Union
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Sullivan
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Sugar
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Somers
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Scott
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Rock
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Pleasant
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Pickeral
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Nixon
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Mud
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Moose
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Mink
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Millstone
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Mary
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Mary
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Martha
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Locke
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Little Waverly
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Limestone
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — John
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Indian
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Ida
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Howard
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Henshaw
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Granite
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Goose
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — French
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Fountain
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Foster
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Fish
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Ember
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — East Lake Sylvia
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Eagle
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Deer
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Dean
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Crawford
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
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Fisheries Lake Survey — Collinwood
Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder

All Lakes in Wright County

132 lakes · 51 ranked on readings, 81 without enough sampling51 lakes ranked on readings · 81 without enough sampling, hidden

Include not-rated lakes (81)

#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Max Depth	Access
1	Clearwater LakeWright	9.8 ft	22 µg/L	6.3 µg/L	No recent samples	73 ft	✓ Public
2	Birch LakeWright	15 ft	17 µg/L	4 µg/L	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
3	Ida LakeWright	13.1 ft	14 µg/L	3.4 µg/L	No recent samples	60 ft	✓ Public
4	Upper Maple LakeWright	17.2 ft	17 µg/L	3.6 µg/L	No recent samples	76 ft	✓ Public
5	Charlotte LakeWright	17.1 ft	13 µg/L	2.7 µg/L	No recent samples	46 ft	✓ Public
6	Bass LakeWright	13.5 ft	12 µg/L	3.6 µg/L	No recent samples	34 ft	✓ Public
7	Moose LakeWright	14.4 ft	12 µg/L	3.1 µg/L	No recent samples	43 ft	✓ Public
8	Cedar LakeWright	14.3 ft	24 µg/L	4.6 µg/L	No recent samples	108 ft	✓ Public
9	West Sylvia LakeWright	22 ft	8 µg/L	1.8 µg/L	No recent samples	97 ft	✓ Public
10	Pleasant LakeWright	11.5 ft	17 µg/L	2.9 µg/L	No recent samples	74 ft	✓ Public
11	Pulaski LakeWright	18 ft	12 µg/L	2.3 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
12	Ember LakeWright	15.1 ft	16.5 µg/L	4 µg/L	No recent samples	45 ft	Carry-in
13	East Sylvia LakeWright	21 ft	8 µg/L	2.2 µg/L	No recent samples	78 ft	Carry-in
14	Sugar LakeWright	16.5 ft	14 µg/L	3.3 µg/L	No recent samples	69 ft	✓ Public
15	Nixon LakeWright	13.1 ft	11 µg/L	2.4 µg/L	No recent samples	67 ft	✓ Public
16	John LakeWright	8 ft	22 µg/L	7.3 µg/L	No recent samples	28 ft	✓ Public
17	Mud LakeWright	5.6 ft	28 µg/L	8.7 µg/L	No recent samples	65 ft	✓ Public
18	Union LakeWright	5.5 ft	23.5 µg/L	9.9 µg/L	No recent samples	35 ft	✓ Public
19	Mary LakeWright	8.9 ft	21 µg/L	8.3 µg/L	No recent samples	46 ft	✓ Public
20	Brooks LakeWright	5.6 ft	33 µg/L	12.7 µg/L	No recent samples	21 ft	✓ Public
21	Waverly LakeWright	6.9 ft	29 µg/L	8 µg/L	No recent samples	70.5 ft	✓ Public
22	Indian LakeWright	7.6 ft	29.5 µg/L	10.3 µg/L	No recent samples	31 ft	✓ Public
23	Crawford LakeWright	5.9 ft	25.5 µg/L	8.6 µg/L	No recent samples	19 ft	✓ Public
24	Camp LakeWright	4.6 ft	70 µg/L	20 µg/L	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
25	Howard LakeWright	4 ft	57 µg/L	21.2 µg/L	No recent samples	39 ft	✓ Public
26	Granite LakeWright	4.6 ft	42.5 µg/L	16 µg/L	No recent samples	34 ft	✓ Public
27	Beebe LakeWright	4.6 ft	36 µg/L	26.5 µg/L	No recent samples	27 ft	✓ Public
28	Ramsey LakeWright	4.3 ft	40 µg/L	19.8 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
29	Locke LakeWright	3.9 ft	35 µg/L	17.8 µg/L	No recent samples	49 ft	✓ Public
30	French LakeWright	4.3 ft	46 µg/L	23.1 µg/L	No recent samples	50 ft	✓ Public
31	Gonz LakeWright	No recent samples	338 µg/L	21.2 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
32	Fish LakeWright	3 ft	57 µg/L	33.1 µg/L	No recent samples	38 ft	✓ Public
33	Rock LakeWright	2.6 ft	64 µg/L	59.6 µg/L	No recent samples	37 ft	✓ Public
34	Fountain LakeWright	1 ft	126.5 µg/L	174 µg/L	No recent samples	10 ft	✓ Public
35	Ann LakeWright	4 ft	267 µg/L	34.7 µg/L	No recent samples	18.5 ft	✓ Public
36	Foster LakeWright	1.6 ft	179 µg/L	97 µg/L	No recent samples	10 ft	✓ Public
37	Mink LakeWright	3 ft	103 µg/L	59.6 µg/L	No recent samples	39 ft	✓ Public
38	Martha LakeWright	3 ft	77.5 µg/L	68.1 µg/L	No recent samples	22 ft	✓ Public
39	Caroline LakeWright	3.5 ft	53 µg/L	31.6 µg/L	No recent samples	45 ft	Carry-in
40	Collinwood LakeWright	4 ft	135 µg/L	38.6 µg/L	No recent samples	28 ft	✓ Public
41	Somers LakeWright	3.6 ft	62 µg/L	40.5 µg/L	No recent samples	21 ft	Carry-in
42	Scott LakeWright	3.3 ft	110 µg/L	45 µg/L	No recent samples	23 ft	Carry-in
43	Buffalo LakeWright	3 ft	47 µg/L	40.6 µg/L	No recent samples	33 ft	✓ Public
44	Dean LakeWright	4.3 ft	324 µg/L	39.2 µg/L	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
45	Millstone LakeWright	0.8 ft	186 µg/L	62.8 µg/L	No recent samples	8.5 ft	✓ Public
46	Little Mary LakeWright	1.5 ft	160 µg/L	85.4 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
47	Albion LakeWright	1 ft	105 µg/L	112 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
48	Wilhelm LakeWright	2 ft	124 µg/L	60.5 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
49	Little Waverly LakeWright	1.5 ft	604 µg/L	65 µg/L	No recent samples	12 ft	✓ Public
50	Swartout LakeWright	4.6 ft	489 µg/L	52.6 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
51	Henshaw LakeWright	1 ft	104 µg/L	86.6 µg/L	No recent samples	8 ft	Carry-in
	Unnamed LakeWright	1.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
	Unnamed LakeWright	1.3 ft	78 µg/L	53.4 µg/L	No recent samples	38 ft	✓ Public
	Maple LakeWright	9 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Cokato LakeWright	6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52 ft	✓ Public
	Deer LakeWright	5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	✓ Public
	Sullivan LakeWright	6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	58 ft	✓ Public
	Eagle LakeWright	6.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	38 ft	✓ Public
	Cedar LakeWright	13.6 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	47 ft	Carry-in
	Limestone LakeWright	14 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	34 ft	✓ Public
	Goose LakeWright	2.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	14 ft	Carry-in
	Mary LakeWright	5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	102 ft	✓ Public
	Uhl LakeWright	1 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Carry-in
	Pickeral LakeWright	12.5 ft	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	37 ft	✓ Public
	Little John LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	Not recorded
	Dans LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	Not recorded
	Kerkela LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Shakopee LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Butternut LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Pooles LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Rice LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	7.5 ft	Not recorded
	Cook LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Fountain LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	10 ft	✓ Public
	Malardi LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	3.3 ft	Not recorded
	Doerfler LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Yager LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	27 ft	Not recorded
	Carrigan LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lauzers LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Dog LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25 ft	✓ Public
	Lake IdaWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26 ft	Not recorded
	Long LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Butler LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Milky LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Mallard Pass LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Junkins LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Taylor LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Mud LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Abbie LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	15 ft	Not recorded
	Mary LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lake WhiteWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Maxim LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	18 ft	Not recorded
	Slough LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Edwards LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9 ft	Not recorded
	Sandy LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Silver LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40 ft	Not recorded
	Little Pulaski LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	15.4 ft	Not recorded
	Constance LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	20 ft	✓ Public
	Black LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	52 ft	Not recorded
	Bertram LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	42 ft	Not recorded
	Long LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	32.9 ft	Not recorded
	North LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	26.9 ft	Not recorded
	Gilchrist LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Paradise LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Pelican LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	13.2 ft	✓ Public
	Washington LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	11.8 ft	Not recorded
	Schmidt LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Green Mountain LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	9 ft	Not recorded
	Pohl LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Varner LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	North Twin LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	58 ft	Not recorded
	Light Foot LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	21.7 ft	Not recorded
	Albert LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	46.6 ft	Not recorded
	Birch LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	31 ft	Not recorded
	Mary LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6 ft	Not recorded
	Tamarack LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	25.5 ft	Not recorded
	Mink LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	36 ft	✓ Public
	Moore LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12 ft	Not recorded
	Spotanski LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Wagner LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Steele LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	12 ft	Not recorded
	Mud LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	5 ft	Not recorded
	School LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	6.6 ft	Not recorded
	Hunters LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Rice LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Black LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	North LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Rice LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
	Twin LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Shelden LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	40.9 ft	Not recorded
	Cornell LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Weigand LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	24 ft	Not recorded
	Grass LakeWright	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	35 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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