Lane County Lake Quality

Lane County's 41 monitored lakes fall in the moderate-density bracket for Oregon. The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. 3 of those lakes carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. With an average grade of B, Lane County sits comfortably above the Oregon median.

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 Cougar Lake (A); the most-stressed is Siltcoos Lake (D).