Cape Girardeau County Lake Quality
Missouri, 3 lakes, measured by Missouri DNR
Cape Girardeau County has 3 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. The 3 monitored lakes in Cape Girardeau County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Missouri DNR has published, shown as reported.
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.
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All Lakes in Cape Girardeau County
3 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 3 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 3 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista LakeCape Girardeau | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 48.6 ft | Not recorded | |
| Cedar LakeCape Girardeau | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake GirardeauCape Girardeau | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 39.4 ft | ✓ Public |
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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