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Pike County Lake Quality

Pennsylvania, 59 lakes, measured by PA DEP

Pike County in Pennsylvania carries 59 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 3 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Pike County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Pennsylvania.

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. Fairview Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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All Lakes in Pike County

59 lakes · 3 ranked on readings, 56 without enough sampling3 lakes ranked on readings · 56 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Fairview LakePikeNo recent samples13 µg/L0.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
2Promised Land LakePikeNo recent samples15 µg/L7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
3Lower LakePikeNo recent samples16.5 µg/L2.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake WallenpaupackPike5.7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Log Tavern PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Gold Key LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sawkill PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples34.1 ftNot recorded
Walker LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Westcolang PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Forest LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wolf LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tinkwig LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Teedyuskung LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Corilla LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Decker PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake GreeleyPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples7 ftNot recorded
Shohola Marsh ReservoirPikeNo recent samples58 µg/L23.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sunrise LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hemlock LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Elm LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
McConnell PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake ScottPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bruce LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
Mainses PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake GilesPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
White Deer LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftNot recorded
Egypt Meadow LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples7.5 ftNot recorded
Lake PaupackPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Welcome LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cobey PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake RussellPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Panther LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Icks PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twelvemile PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Beaver PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake LauraPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake EarnestPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples11.2 ftNot recorded
Lake BellePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pecks PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pickerel LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Porters LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Blue Heron LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Nichecronk PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Marcel LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Silver LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wild Acres LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Minks PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samples30.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake MinisinkPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ft✓ Public
Lehman LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake MaskenozhaPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
First PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Second PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Saw Creek PondPikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Richard LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Nyce LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lower Birchwood LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ftNot recorded
Woodpecker LakePikeNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Middaugh PondPikeNo 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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Source: the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. See data sources.