Where is Butterfly Lake?

Butterfly Lake is a lake in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.

Butterfly Lake

Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri39 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Missouri DNR for this lake.

Area

39 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.7 mi

Measured length

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Butterfly Lake in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 39 acres.

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Butterfly Lake is a 39-acre lake in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Missouri DNR. 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 Butterfly Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Butterfly Lake

These are the measurements Missouri DNR publishes for Butterfly 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

39 acres

Shoreline

1.7 mi

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

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Frequently asked questions about Butterfly Lake

Where is Butterfly Lake?: Butterfly Lake is a lake in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Butterfly Lake?: Butterfly Lake in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 39 acres.
Is Butterfly Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.