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Burke County Lake Quality

North Dakota, 37 lakes, measured by ND DEQ

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 37 monitored lakes in Burke County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings ND DEQ has published, shown as reported.

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.

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All Lakes in Burke County

37 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 37 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 37 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Short Creek Dam LakeBurke3.8 ftNo recent samples9.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Northgate Dam LakeBurke9.4 ftNo recent samples6.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Bush LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Beaver LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Black SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shallow LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Grubb LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Smishek LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26.7 ftNot recorded
Helde LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Fish LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Iverson SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Island LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sand Bottom LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ward LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Swensens SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Upper Thompson LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Thompson LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Martin LakesBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jensen LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Eckert LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Martinsen LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Upper Des Lacs LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rennie LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lagorin SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Smith LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Westby LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Christensen SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Stacy SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Knudson SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
School Section LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dead Dog SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Upper Lostwood LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rock SloughBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rush LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Elbow LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Enget LakeBurkeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sletten LakeBurkeNo 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.