
Frontier County Lake Quality
Nebraska, 2 lakes, average grade B (Good)
Frontier County holds 2 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. Every one of those lakes carries an A–F grade, so the county-level summary covers the full set rather than a monitored subset. The county-wide average lands at B — solid water quality with most lakes carrying clear summer transparency and low-to-moderate phosphorus.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the grades sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest lake on the books is Hugh Butler Lake (A); the most-stressed is Harry Strunk Lake (C).
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All Lakes in Frontier County
2 lakes2 graded lakes
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AHugh Butler LakeFrontier | A | 2.8 ft | 82.9 µg/L | 5.9 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | CHarry Strunk LakeFrontier | C | 2.5 ft | 67.6 µg/L | 10.3 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.