Erie County Lake Quality
Pennsylvania, 5 lakes, measured by PA DEP
Erie County has 5 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. 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 Pennsylvania 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 Edinboro Lake.
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All Lakes in Erie 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 | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinboro LakeErie | No recent samples | 27.5 µg/L | 48 µg/L | No recent samples | 29.9 ft | ✓ Public |
| LeBoeuf LakeErie | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Union City ReservoirErie | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake PleasantErie | No recent samples | No recent samples | 5.6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Howard Eaton ReservoirErie | No recent samples | 16 µg/L | 4.4 µg/L | 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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Source: the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. See data sources.