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Auglaize R Lake

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Ohio EPA publishes the water-quality measurements for Auglaize R Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
130.5 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by Ohio EPA
Chlorophyll-a
72.6 µg/L
More algae than most
Measured by Ohio EPA
Type
Hypereutrophic
Trophic class
  • Hypereutrophic
  • Limited data

Auglaize R Lake in Paulding County, Ohio has water-quality measurements published by Ohio EPA, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 130.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 72.6 µg/L.

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Auglaize R Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Paulding County, Ohio.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Ohio EPA, last sampled 2021-09-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited data

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Auglaize R Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Auglaize R Lake

These are the measurements Ohio EPA publishes for Auglaize R Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 130.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 72.6 µg/L. TSI 74.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus131µg/LPoor
GoodFairPoor
Chlorophyll-a (algae)72.6µg/LPoor
GoodFairPoor
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.74Hypereutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Where is Auglaize R Lake?

Auglaize R Lake is a lake in Paulding County, Ohio. Its water-quality measurements are published by Ohio EPA and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Auglaize R Lake?

Auglaize R Lake in Paulding County, Ohio has water-quality measurements published by Ohio EPA, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 130.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 72.6 µg/L.

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Is Auglaize R Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Where this data comes from

16 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Division of Surface water (Ohio)21OHIO_WQX16 samples · 2021

Analytical methods

  • Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
  • 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.