Where is Bartons Lake?

Bartons Lake is a lake in Ward County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Bartons Lake

Ward County, North Dakota323 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.

Area

323 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

5.2 mi

Measured length

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Bartons Lake in Ward County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 323 acres.

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Bartons Lake is a 323-acre lake in Ward County, North Dakota.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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

Whether Bartons Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bartons Lake

These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Bartons 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. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

323 acres

Shoreline

5.2 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Bartons Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Nearby Lakes in Ward County

Nelson and Carlson Lakes4.5 miView →North Carlson Lake3.7 ft clear · Eutrophic5.2 miView →Rush Lake4.3 miView →Lake Vernon9.1 miView →Tangedahl Lake10.1 miView →Rice Lake11.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Bartons Lake

Where is Bartons Lake?: Bartons Lake is a lake in Ward County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bartons Lake?: Bartons Lake in Ward County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 323 acres.
Is Bartons Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.