Pend Oreille County Lake Quality

There are 25 monitored lakes in Pend Oreille County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 25 monitored lakes in Pend Oreille County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Washington Ecology 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.