Bear Lake
Bottineau County, North Dakota53 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.
Bear Lake in Bottineau County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 53 acres.
Bear Lake is a 53-acre lake in Bottineau County, North Dakota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bear 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.
Water quality measurements for Bear Lake
These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Bear 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
53 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bear Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Bear Lake
Where is Bear Lake?
- Bear Lake is a lake in Bottineau 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 Bear Lake?
- Bear Lake in Bottineau County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 53 acres.
Is Bear 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
Measurements for Bear Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Depth, fish, and access data from North Dakota Game & Fish