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County K Marsh Lake

Green Lake County, WisconsinLimited DataHypereutrophic

County K Marsh Lake earns an F: 150 µg/L of phosphorus and clarity readings still being added signal heavy nutrient loading from the surrounding watershed. Sub-grades cluster within a single letter of each other, which usually means the lake is in stable trophic balance rather than fighting one specific stressor.

Hypereutrophic conditions mean the lake is operating at the upper end of the productivity scale, with all the bloom risk that implies. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. The lake's surface area is not consistently recorded across state datasets — physical context remains partial. County K Marsh Lake ranks 13 of 13 in Green Lake County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

County K Marsh Lake has no invasive species recorded in Wisconsin state databases as of 2025, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for County K Marsh Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2025-11-20. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

Swimming Safety

Avoid swimming, very poor water quality, potential algae toxins

Water Quality Grade: F, Very Poor

No clarity data. Phosphorus level: 149.5 µg/L. Trophic State Index: 76.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No data
Phosphorus149.5 µg/LF
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data
Trophic State Index (TSI)76Hypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

Water Quality Trend: Improving

Based on 3 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Phosphorus Improving-25.75 µg/L/yr3

Location

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County Ranking

Ranked #13 of 13 lakes in Green Lake County

Nearby Lakes in Green Lake County

Hypereutrophic Lakes in Wisconsin

Data Sources

Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal

Grading methodology based on Metropolitan Council standards

Most recent sample: 2025-11-20

Monitoring stations: 1