Barry County Lake Quality
Missouri, 5 lakes, measured by Missouri DNR
Barry County has 5 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. Every one of those lakes carries recent nutrient and algae readings, so the county-level summary covers the full set rather than a monitored subset. The county's readings sit in the middle of the Missouri 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. Table Rock L. Ab. Carter Br. Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Barry County
5 lakes5 lakes ranked on readings
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Rock L. Ab. Carter Br. LakeBarry | 6.8 ft | 8.5 µg/L | 4.3 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Table Rock L. LakeBarry | 5.5 ft | 10.3 µg/L | 6.1 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Table Rock LakeBarry | 3.3 ft | 30.5 µg/L | 6.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | Table Rock L. LakeBarry | 2.6 ft | 30.3 µg/L | 8.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | Table Rock LakeBarry | 2.3 ft | 67 µg/L | 21 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
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