Perry County Lake Quality
Missouri, 5 lakes, measured by Missouri DNR
Perry County holds 5 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 3 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Perry County lakes carry some of the lowest phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings in Missouri, with clear summer transparency across most monitored basins.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Port Perry Lake.
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All Lakes in Perry County
5 lakes · 3 ranked on readings, 2 without enough sampling3 lakes ranked on readings · 2 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Perry LakePerry | 12 ft | 8.3 µg/L | 2.1 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Port Perry Lake South ArmPerry | 9.5 ft | 8.3 µg/L | 2.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | Port Perry Lake North ArmPerry | 7.4 ft | 9.5 µg/L | 2.9 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Perry County Community LakePerry | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 47.6 ft | ✓ Public | |
| Lake Kah-Tan-DaPerry | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 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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