Kelly Pond
Thurston County, NebraskaView mapDirections
Nebraska DEE publishes the water-quality measurements for Kelly Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Kelly Pond in Thurston County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 100 µg/L.
Kelly Pond is a lake in Thurston County, Nebraska.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEE, last sampled 2014-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kelly Pond 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.
Water quality measurements for Kelly Pond
These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Kelly Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 100 µg/L. TSI 71.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 100µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 71 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Frequently asked questions about Kelly Pond
Where is Kelly Pond?
- Kelly Pond is a lake in Thurston County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kelly Pond?
- Kelly Pond in Thurston County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 100 µg/L.
Is Kelly Pond 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
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (Tribal)
WINNEBAGO07_WQX1 sample · 2014
Analytical methods
- Metals in Water by ICP-AES
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.