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Cherry County Lake Quality

Nebraska, 161 lakes, measured by Nebraska DEE

Cherry County in Nebraska carries 161 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 2 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 Cherry County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Nebraska.

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. Merritt Reservoir has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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All Lakes in Cherry County

161 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 159 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 159 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Merritt ReservoirCherry2 ft147 µg/L92.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
2Pelican LakeCherry1.2 ft210 µg/L88.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Cottonwood LakeCherry6.7 ft53.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Mistake LakeCherryNo recent samples81 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Trumbull LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mallard LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rat LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spall LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Esther LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mullis LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Larson LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dads LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Log Cabin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Alkali LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
South Twin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
North Twin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
S B LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Goose LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Clubhouse LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Nelson LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Winslow LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cody LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Schoolhouse LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Goose LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moon LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Medicine LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shaup LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twomile LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wolf LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Evy LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rat LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Round LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Goose LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pelican LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Home Valley LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tree Claim LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cottonwood LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
West Cottonwood LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Three Corners LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bornemann LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hart LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Fawn LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moore LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rat LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Middle LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Blue Crane LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Steve LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ell LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Turpin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bristol LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Preston LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Downing LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Indian LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bos LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Card LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tony LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Alkali LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Dad LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
School Section LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bean Soup LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Short LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Home LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rattlesnake LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dipping Vat MeadowCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mother LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sand Beach LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jim LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shigley LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Buck LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Slim Jim LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Goose LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Horseshoe LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Coffee LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Soda LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
South Twin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
North Twin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Castle LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Krumpf LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sunflower LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Vaughn LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Piester LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spring LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cotton LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Murphy LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bray LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hill LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Alkali LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Fender LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Alkali LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Collier LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
White Willow LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Red Willow LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jack Rabbit LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Roseberry LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Speckel-Meir LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Speck LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Conway LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lowes LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Swan LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Duck LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Alkali LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Marsh LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Coleman LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Coleman LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Green LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Square LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Packingham LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mud LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Alkali PondCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Windmill LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hudson LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bakers LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Smith LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spencer LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Alkali LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Trout LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Clear LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Dewey LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Willow LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
McKeel LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
School LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Whitewater LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hackberry LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6 ft✓ Public
Watts LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Duck LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lone Tree LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6 ft✓ Public
Bull LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rat LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Devils Punch Bowl LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mule LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dads LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Beaver LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Coleman LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lost LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Campbell LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Vrender SwampCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cow LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tate LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Durbin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Homestead LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pony LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Center LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twentyone LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rat LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Skull LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
South Marsh LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
North Marsh LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
East Twin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
West Twin LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Red Deer LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hay LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ell LakeCherryNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Little Skull LakeCherryNo 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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