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Luzerne County Lake Quality

Pennsylvania, 37 lakes, measured by PA DEP

There are 37 monitored lakes in Luzerne County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. 3 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Phosphorus and algae readings vary widely across Luzerne County; the per-lake pages below carry the numbers.

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 Lake Jean.

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All Lakes in Luzerne County

37 lakes · 3 ranked on readings, 34 without enough sampling3 lakes ranked on readings · 34 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Lake JeanLuzerneNo recent samples19 µg/L8.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
2Pikes Creek ReservoirLuzerneNo recent samples31 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
3Harris PondLuzerneNo recent samples54 µg/L44.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Mount Spring LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake CatalpaLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Elstons PondLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Harveys LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Huntsville ReservoirLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Frances Slocum LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples29 ft✓ Public
Cummings PondLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake LouiseLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Perrins MarshLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Meadow LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Meadow Run PondsLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Indian LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Penn LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples19 ftNot recorded
Lake of the Four SeasonsLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Boyle PondLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Crystal LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Behren PondLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bear Creek LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake AleedaLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mill Creek ReservoirLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples53.1 ftNot recorded
Moon LakeLuzerneNo recent samples44 µg/L35.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Shickshinny LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sylvan LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake SilkworthLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
North LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Beaver PondLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake PinecrestLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lily LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Kielar LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Nuangola LakeLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake BlytheburnLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Humboldt ReservoirLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake SusquehannaLuzerneNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dam F ReservoirLuzerneNo 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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