Gates County Lake Quality
North Carolina, 2 lakes, measured by NC DEQ
Gates County has 2 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. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Gates County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for North Carolina.
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. Merchants Millpond has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Gates County
2 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 1 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 1 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merchants MillpondGates | 1.6 ft | 270 µg/L | 8.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Merchants MillpondGates | 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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