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McIntosh County Lake Quality

North Dakota, 13 lakes, measured by ND DEQ

McIntosh County has 13 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. The 13 monitored lakes in McIntosh 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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Quick Answers for McIntosh County

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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Green Lake — or check the official North Dakota fishing regulations.

All Lakes in McIntosh County

13 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 13 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 13 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Green LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Clear LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ftNot recorded
May LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pudwill LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Salt LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Miller LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Coldwater LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26.4 ft✓ Public
Tschetter LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kislingburg LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples21.3 ftNot recorded
Goose LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dry LakeMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake HoskinsMcIntoshNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples11.6 ft✓ 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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Source: the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. See data sources.