Salt Lake County Lake Quality
Utah, 5 lakes, measured by Utah DWQ
Salt Lake County has 5 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. 2 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Taken together, the monitored lakes of Salt Lake County sit near the low-nutrient end of the Utah range.
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 Little Dell Reservoir.
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All Lakes in Salt Lake County
5 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 3 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 3 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Dell ReservoirSalt Lake | 14.8 ft | 12.6 µg/L | 0.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Lake MarySalt Lake | 26.9 ft | 3.1 µg/L | 0.7 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Twin Lakes ReservoirSalt Lake | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Bingham Creek ReservoirSalt Lake | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Baileys LakeSalt Lake | 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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