Rowan County Lake Quality
North Carolina, 6 lakes, measured by NC DEQ
Rowan County has 6 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. 3 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 Rowan 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. Tuckertown Reservoir has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Rowan County
6 lakes · 3 ranked on readings, 3 without enough sampling3 lakes ranked on readings · 3 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuckertown ReservoirRowan | No recent samples | 50 µg/L | 27 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Kannapolis LakeRowan | No recent samples | 30 µg/L | 20 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | Town Creek LakeRowan | No recent samples | 60 µg/L | 36 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Lake WrightRowan | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake CorriherRowan | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Tuckertown ReservoirRowan | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ 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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