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Holt County Lake Quality

Nebraska, 12 lakes, measured by Nebraska DEE

Holt County holds 12 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 2 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county-wide picture is low-to-moderate phosphorus with clear summer transparency across most monitored lakes.

The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Goose Lake.

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All Lakes in Holt County

12 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 10 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 10 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
1Goose LakeHolt1 ft170 µg/L32.6 µg/LNo recent samples✓ Public
2Swan LakeHolt1.8 ftNo recent samples74.8 µg/LNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cottonwood LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lizard LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dora LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Overton LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Brown LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lambs LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bruner LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Willow LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chain LakeHoltNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chain LakesHoltNo 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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