Central Park Lake
Shawnee County, KansasView mapDirections
KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for Central Park Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Limited data
Central Park Lake in Shawnee County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 325 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 105 µg/L.
Central Park Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Shawnee County, Kansas. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2017-10-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Central Park Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Central Park Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for Central Park Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 1.2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 325 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 105 µg/L. TSI 80.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 325µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 105µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 80 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Fishing Central Park Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2016–2017). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+26.5 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Central Park Lake
Where is Central Park Lake?
- Central Park Lake is a lake in Shawnee County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Central Park Lake?
- Central Park Lake in Shawnee County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 325 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 105 µg/L.
Is Central Park 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
19 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2017. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX19 samples · 2016–2017
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk depth
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.