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Louisburg Old Lake

Miami County, Kansas36 acresView mapDirections

NR
Not rated

Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.

Water temp
No reading
No gauge
Clarity
3.9 ft
Secchi · sampled 2018
Level
No reading
No gauge
Trend
No reading
Not enough history
  • Limited data

Louisburg Old Lake in Miami County, Kansas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 3.9 ft visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5 µg/L. Surface area: 36.2 acres.

Clarity
3.9 ft
Area
36 acres
Chlorophyll-a
5 µg/L
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Why Louisburg Old Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Louisburg Old Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). Sampling here has recorded water clarity and algae (chlorophyll-a), but not phosphorus.

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by KDHE and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Louisburg Old Lake is a 36-acre lake in Miami County, Kansas.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2018-07-10. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Water quality measurements for Louisburg Old Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

Murky, only visible to about 3.9 ft. Chlorophyll-a 5 µg/L. TSI 52.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)3.9 ftNot graded
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)5 µg/LNot graded
Trophic State Index (TSI)52Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area36 acres

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

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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Louisburg Old Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Louisburg Lake Dam (completed 1955), built primarily for water supply on the South Wea Creek-Tr; earth-type dam, 40 ft tall and 650 ft long.

Surface area
36.2 ac
Normal storage
273 ac-ft
Max storage
353 ac-ft
Drainage area
0.63 sq mi
Hazard class
High
Owner
LOUISBURG, CITY OF

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS02504 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.11 km)

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Louisburg Old Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Louisburg Old Lake

Where is Louisburg Old Lake?

Louisburg Old Lake is a lake in Miami County, Kansas. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for Louisburg Old Lake?

Louisburg Old Lake in Miami County, Kansas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 3.9 ft visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5 µg/L. Surface area: 36.2 acres.

Is Louisburg Old Lake safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Kansas Department Of Health And Environment21KAN001_WQX2 samples · 2018

Analytical methods

  • Depth, Secchi disk depth
  • 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.