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McPherson County Lake Quality

South Dakota, 10 lakes, measured by SD DANR

McPherson County holds 10 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. The 10 monitored lakes in McPherson 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 McPherson County

10 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 10 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 10 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
Crompton LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Alkali LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Heupel LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Feinstein LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hausauer LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Eureka LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samples16.3 µg/LNo recent samples✓ Public
Schumacher LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Klooz LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rath LakeMcPhersonNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeMcPhersonNo 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 South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. See data sources.