Pershing County Lake Quality
Nevada, 5 lakes, measured by NDEP
Pershing County holds 5 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county's readings sit in the middle of the Nevada range, with one or two lakes pulling the average up or down depending on year.
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 Rye Patch Reservoir.
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All Lakes in Pershing County
5 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 4 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 4 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rye Patch ReservoirPershing | No recent samples | 120 µg/L | 2.7 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Lower Pitt-Taylor ReservoirPershing | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Upper Pitt-Taylor ReservoirPershing | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Toulon LakePershing | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Big Five ReservoirPershing | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not 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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