Where is Lake Elkhorn?

Lake Elkhorn is a lake in Howard County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.

Lake Elkhorn

Howard County, Maryland33 acresView map Directions

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

Area

33 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.9 mi

Measured length

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Lake Elkhorn in Howard County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 33 acres.

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Lake Elkhorn is a 33-acre lake in Howard County, Maryland.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. 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 Lake Elkhorn is safe to swim in today is a call for the Maryland Department of the Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Elkhorn

These are the measurements MDE publishes for Lake Elkhorn, 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

33 acres

Shoreline

1.9 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Howard County

Lake Kittamaqundi3.3 ft clear2.3 miView →Wilde Lake4.9 ft clear3.1 miView →Centennial Lake3.3 ft clear4.2 miView →Rocky Gorge Reservoir6.5 miView →Triadelphia Reservoir10.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Elkhorn

Where is Lake Elkhorn?: Lake Elkhorn is a lake in Howard County, Maryland. Its water-quality measurements are published by MDE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Elkhorn?: Lake Elkhorn in Howard County, Maryland has water-quality measurements published by MDE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 33 acres.
Is Lake Elkhorn safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.