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

Bush Lake

Burke County, North Dakota84 acresView map Directions

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

Area

84 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Measured length

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Bush Lake in Burke County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 84 acres.

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Bush Lake is a 84-acre lake in Burke County, North Dakota.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Bush 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 Bush Lake

These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Bush 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

84 acres

Shoreline

2.5 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Burke County

Grubb Lake7.8 miView →Sletten Lake13.8 miView →Smishek Lake13.9 miView →Short Creek Dam Lake3.8 ft clear—View →Enget Lake—View →Fish Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Bush Lake

Where is Bush Lake?: Bush Lake is a lake in Burke 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 Bush Lake?: Bush Lake in Burke County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 84 acres.
Is Bush Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.