Hand County Lake Quality
South Dakota, 6 lakes, measured by SD DANR
Hand County has 6 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. The 6 monitored lakes in Hand County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings SD DANR 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 Hand County
6 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 6 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 6 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matter LakeHand | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Costigan SloughHand | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Pearl LakeHand | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Jones LakeHand | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Spring LakeHand | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Wall LakeHand | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not 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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