Taney County Lake Quality
Missouri, 7 lakes, measured by Missouri DNR
Taney County has 7 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. On average, Taney County lakes carry some of the lowest phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings in Missouri, with clear summer transparency across most monitored basins.
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. Lake Taneycomo @ Rockaway Beach has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Taney County
7 lakes7 lakes ranked on readings
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Taneycomo @ Rockaway BeachTaney | 8.7 ft | 13.5 µg/L | 1.1 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Bull Shoals LakeTaney | 8.1 ft | 10 µg/L | 4 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Lake TaneycomoTaney | 8.9 ft | 15.8 µg/L | 1.2 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 4 | Lake TaneycomoTaney | 12.6 ft | 14.5 µg/L | 0.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | Lake Taneycomo Ab. Bee Cr. ArmTaney | 13.3 ft | 13 µg/L | 1.1 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 6 | Lake TaneycomoTaney | 3.3 ft | 18 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 7 | Lake Taneycomo @ Shepherd of the Hills FhTaney | No recent samples | 21.5 µg/L | 1.5 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
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