Ramsey County Lake Quality
North Dakota, 14 lakes, measured by ND DEQ
Ramsey County holds 14 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 7 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 Ramsey 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. Sweetwater Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Ramsey County
14 lakes · 7 ranked on readings, 7 without enough sampling7 lakes ranked on readings · 7 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweetwater LakeRamsey | 3 ft | 655.5 µg/L | 10.7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Dry LakeRamsey | 2.8 ft | 647.5 µg/L | 13.1 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | Lake AliceRamsey | 3.1 ft | 368 µg/L | 18.8 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | Lake IrvineRamsey | 2.5 ft | 389.5 µg/L | 15.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | Pelican LakeRamsey | 3.7 ft | 396 µg/L | 21.2 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 6 | East Devils LakeRamsey | 6.6 ft | 232 µg/L | 16.2 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 7 | Morrison LakeRamsey | 1.9 ft | 548.5 µg/L | 85.9 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Cavanaugh LakeRamsey | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 13.8 ft | Not recorded | |
| Sweetwater LakeRamsey | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 8 ft | Not recorded | |
| Twin LakesRamsey | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Fox LakeRamsey | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Stone LakeRamsey | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Mikes LakeRamsey | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Chain LakeRamsey | No recent samples | 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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