Lake Isabel
Kidder County, North Dakota821 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 13 ft max depth
Lake Isabel in Kidder County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 12.8 ft. Surface area: 821 acres.
Lake Isabel is a 821-acre lake in Kidder County, North Dakota with a maximum depth of 13 feet (9-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Isabel is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Isabel is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Isabel
These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Lake Isabel, 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
Max depth
12.8 ft
Average depth
9.3 ft
Surface area
821 acres
Shoreline
4.3 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Isabel is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit ND-10130103-010-L_00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Isabel
Where is Lake Isabel?
- Lake Isabel is a lake in Kidder County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Isabel?
- Lake Isabel in Kidder County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 12.8 ft. Surface area: 821 acres.
Is Lake Isabel safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Isabel is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Isabel?
- Lake Isabel has a maximum depth of 12.8 feet and an average depth of 9.3 feet. The lake covers 821 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Isabel come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Depth, fish, and access data from North Dakota Game & Fish