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Summit County Lake Quality

Ohio, 18 lakes, measured by Ohio EPA

There are 18 monitored lakes in Summit County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 18 monitored lakes in Summit County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Ohio EPA has published, shown as reported.

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.

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All Lakes in Summit County

18 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 18 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 18 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Singer LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Luna LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rex LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Nimisila ReservoirSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples30 ft✓ Public
Portage LakesSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples61.2 ft✓ Public
Firestone ReservoirSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Springfield LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples29.8 ft✓ Public
Summit LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake NesmithSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long Lake ChannelSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples35.8 ftNot recorded
Hower LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples34.1 ftNot recorded
Columbia LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Barberton ReservoirSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Silver LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Crystal LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hudson Springs LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake ForestSummitNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wyoga LakeSummitNo recent samplesNo 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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Source: the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. See data sources.