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Richland County Lake Quality

North Dakota, 17 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 17 monitored lakes in Richland 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 Richland County

17 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 17 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 17 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Mooreton PondRichland3 ftNo recent samples2.8 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake ElsieRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Silver LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kreiser LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Grass LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Elm LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bisek LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Swan LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wahl LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13.8 ftNot recorded
Gullys SloughRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ftNot recorded
Moran LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Stacks SloughRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Grass LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Willard LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Horseshoe LakeRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake ElsieRichlandNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples23.6 ft✓ Public
Lueck LakeRichlandNo 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.