Carter County Lake Quality
Oklahoma, 9 lakes, measured by Oklahoma DEQ
Carter County has 9 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. The 9 monitored lakes in Carter County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Oklahoma DEQ 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 Carter County
9 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 9 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 9 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake MurrayCarter | 5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Healdton LakeCarter | 1 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake Jean NeustadtCarter | 2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Mountain LakeCarter | 4.4 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Rock Creek ReservoirCarter | 3.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Ardmore City LakeCarter | 7.1 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake ArdmoreCarter | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Chickasaw LakeCarter | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake MurrayCarter | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
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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