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Benson County Lake Quality

North Dakota, 31 lakes, measured by ND DEQ

There are 31 monitored lakes in Benson County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. 5 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Benson County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for North Dakota.

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 Wood Lake.

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All Lakes in Benson County

31 lakes · 5 ranked on readings, 26 without enough sampling5 lakes ranked on readings · 26 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Wood LakeBensonNo recent samples5.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
2Free Peoples LakeBensonNo recent samples27.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
3Fort Totten Bay LakeBensonNo recent samples18.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
4Mission Bay LakeBensonNo recent samples31.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
5Devils LakeBenson3.7 ft313 µg/L13.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Legreid LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shin Bone LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Elbow LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spring LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wood LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26.5 ft✓ Public
Mallard LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Stony LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
O'Connell LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake IbsenBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake YriBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake MurieBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Silver LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ftNot recorded
Mallard LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Broken Bone LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Horseshoe LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sheep LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Fish LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake SeventeenBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Roberts LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cranberry LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sand LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeBensonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot 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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Source: the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. See data sources.