Where is Buckhorn Lake?

Buckhorn Lake is a lake in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

Buckhorn Lake

Not yet rated

154 acres

Buckhorn Lake in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 154 acres.

Area: 154 acres

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Why Buckhorn Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Buckhorn Lake, no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by your state environmental agency and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Buckhorn Lake is a 154-acre lake in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled recent years. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated

Elevated nutrients

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Buckhorn Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data. Trophic State Index: undefined.

Metric	Value	Grade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)	No recent samples
Phosphorus	No recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)	No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)

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Lake Details

Characteristic	Value
Surface Area	154 acres

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

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Frequently asked questions about Buckhorn Lake

Where is Buckhorn Lake?: Buckhorn Lake is a lake in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.
What is the water quality grade for Buckhorn Lake?: Buckhorn Lake in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 154 acres.
Is Buckhorn Lake safe to swim in?: Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Buckhorn Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.