Scotts Bluff County Lake Quality

Scotts Bluff County has 6 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. 1 of those lake carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Scotts Bluff County lakes grade an A. That puts it near the top of the Nebraska county ranking.

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 Lake Minatare (A); the most-stressed is Lake Minatare (A).