Chain Lake is a lake in Holt County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.

Chain Lake

Holt County, Nebraska199 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Nebraska DEE for this lake.

Area

199 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4 mi

Measured length

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Chain Lake in Holt County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 199 acres.

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Chain Lake is a 199-acre lake in Holt County, Nebraska.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEE. 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 Chain Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Chain Lake

These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Chain 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

199 acres

Shoreline

4 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Holt County

Willow Lake4.6 miView →Swan Lake1.8 ft clear · Hypereutrophic8.7 miView →Bruner Lake13.8 miView →Lizard Lake—View →Cottonwood Lake—View →Goose Lake1 ft clear · Hypereutrophic16.2 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Chain Lake

Where is Chain Lake?: Chain Lake is a lake in Holt County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Chain Lake?: Chain Lake in Holt County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 199 acres.
Is Chain Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.