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Sheridan County Lake Quality

Nebraska, 101 lakes, measured by Nebraska DEE

Sheridan County in Nebraska carries 101 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Sheridan 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. Smith Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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All Lakes in Sheridan County

101 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 100 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 100 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
1Smith LakeSheridan1.7 ft248 µg/L56.1 µg/LNo recent samples✓ Public
Burton LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Willy LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moore LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Gaunt LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Berry LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Reid LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
McFall LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Strong LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
McFall LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hiers LakesSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Potash LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Palmer LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jesse LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
School Section LakesSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jess LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bower LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
School Section LakesSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lily LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lane LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wilson LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mulhall LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cook LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hancock LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Crowther LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Harris LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Welsh LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Thompson LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dennis LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Snow LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Simondson LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cody LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Nye LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Conley LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
White LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Potmesil LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Peter Long LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wilkinson LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wilkinson LakesSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
School Section LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
T Briggs LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wickson LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tree Claim LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bennett LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Joe LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dillings LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Skunk LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Goose LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Joy LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Diamond LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cravath LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Walgren LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Isham ReservoirSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Frye LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Powell LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Thompson LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hoover LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rush LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chokecherry LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spring LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Round LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dolly Warden LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Petes LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spring LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kern LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hupp LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Billys LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Clear LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
East Kinney LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Minnich LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Osborne LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jacobs LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hebbert LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bunger LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Green LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Star LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shane LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Granning LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Watson LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wintermuth LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Carnes LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jennings LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
O Brien LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Taylor LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Arnold LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Roethler LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Walters LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kennedy LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tin Can LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sandow LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Patton LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Black LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shubert LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Haines LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dillmans LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Louden LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Von Krosigh LakeSheridanNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Carmichael LakeSheridanNo 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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