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Kenosha County Lake Quality

Wisconsin, 20 lakes, measured by Wisconsin DNR

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. 8 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 Kenosha County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Wisconsin.

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 Powers Lake.

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Fishing in Kenosha County

Kenosha County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Kenosha County

DNR Reports (2)

Wisconsin DNR Fisheries Survey resources for lakes in Kenosha County. browse all reports →

These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).

All Lakes in Kenosha County

20 lakes · 8 ranked on readings, 12 without enough sampling8 lakes ranked on readings · 12 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Powers LakeKenosha10 ft17.2 µg/L3.4 µg/LNo recent samples33 ft✓ Public
2Silver LakeKenosha7.1 ft18.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples44 ft✓ Public
3Lilly LakeKenosha13.5 ft13.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples22 ft✓ Public
4Rock LakeKenosha10 ft15.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples33 ft✓ Public
5Paddock LakeKenosha15 ft16.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples32 ft✓ Public
6Lake MaryKenosha6.4 ft15.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples33 ft✓ Public
7Cross LakeKenosha9.5 ft16.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ft✓ Public
8Lake Shangrila -BenetKenosha2.9 ft46.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ft✓ Public
George LakeKenosha2.3 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples16 ft✓ Public
Lake Shangri-laKenosha3 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ftNot recorded
Voltz LakeKenosha9.3 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ftNot recorded
Vern Wolf LakeKenosha6.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ft✓ Public
Benedict LakeKenoshaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples38 ftNot recorded
Dyer LakeKenoshaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13 ftNot recorded
Center LakeKenoshaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples28 ft✓ Public
Camp LakeKenoshaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ft✓ Public
Peat LakeKenoshaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ftNot recorded
Elizabeth LakeKenoshaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples32 ft✓ Public
Montgomery LakeKenoshaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples23 ftNot recorded
Hooker LakeKenoshaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples27 ft✓ Public

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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