Little Cottonwood Lake
Marshall County, South Dakota39 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SD DANR for this lake.
Little Cottonwood Lake in Marshall County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 39 acres.
Little Cottonwood Lake is a 39-acre lake in Marshall County, South Dakota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, SD DANR. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Little Cottonwood Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Little Cottonwood Lake
These are the measurements SD DANR publishes for Little Cottonwood 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
39 acres
Shoreline
1.1 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Little Cottonwood Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Little Cottonwood Lake
Where is Little Cottonwood Lake?
- Little Cottonwood Lake is a lake in Marshall County, South Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by SD DANR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Little Cottonwood Lake?
- Little Cottonwood Lake in Marshall County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 39 acres.
Is Little Cottonwood Lake 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
Measurements for Little Cottonwood Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.