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Monroe County Lake Quality

Pennsylvania, 34 lakes, measured by PA DEP

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. The 34 monitored lakes in Monroe County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings PA DEP 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 Monroe County

34 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 34 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 34 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Bradys LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ftNot recorded
Gouldsboro LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8.6 ft✓ Public
North Arrowhead LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Arrowhead LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake NaomiMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tamaque LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Briar Crest Woods LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pocono LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Indian Mountain LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Penn Forest ReservoirMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Saylors LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Trout LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftNot recorded
Mountain Spring LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Blue Mountain LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pocohontas LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pocono Summit LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Summit LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Stillwater LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ftNot recorded
Lynchwood LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Millpond Number OneMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10.2 ftNot recorded
Lake CarobethMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dresser LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tobyhanna LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13 ft✓ Public
Lake JamieMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake in the CloudsMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ransberry PondMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mountain LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Browns LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Otter LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake MonroeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hallowood LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
East Stroudsburg ReservoirMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37.1 ftNot recorded
White Heron LakeMonroeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hidden LakeMonroeNo 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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