Shelby County Lake Quality
Missouri, 5 lakes, measured by Missouri DNR
Shelby 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. 2 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Phosphorus and algae readings vary widely across Shelby County; the per-lake pages below carry the numbers.
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. Hunnewell Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Shelby County
5 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 3 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 3 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunnewell LakeShelby | 3.2 ft | 36 µg/L | 15.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Shelbyville LakeShelby | 1 ft | 252.5 µg/L | 112.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Daniel Boone LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Shelbina LakeShelby | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 28.2 ft | Not recorded | |
| Steffen LakeShelby | 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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