Little Dog Ear Lake
Tripp County, South Dakota45 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SD DANR for this lake.
Little Dog Ear Lake in Tripp County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 45 acres.
Little Dog Ear Lake is a 45-acre lake in Tripp 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 Dog Ear 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 Dog Ear Lake
These are the measurements SD DANR publishes for Little Dog Ear 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
45 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Little Dog Ear Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Little Dog Ear Lake
Where is Little Dog Ear Lake?
- Little Dog Ear Lake is a lake in Tripp 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 Dog Ear Lake?
- Little Dog Ear Lake in Tripp County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 45 acres.
Is Little Dog Ear 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 Dog Ear Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.