Outagamie County Lake Quality
Wisconsin, 2 lakes, measured by Wisconsin DNR
Outagamie County has 2 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. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Outagamie County lakes carry some of the lowest phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings in Wisconsin, with clear summer transparency across most monitored basins.
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. Oneida Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Outagamie County
2 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 1 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 1 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oneida LakeOutagamie | No recent samples | 15 µg/L | 1.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Black Otter LakeOutagamie | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 9 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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