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McPhail Slough

Kidder County, North Dakota895 acresView mapDirections

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

Area
895 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
6.5 mi
Measured length

McPhail Slough in Kidder County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 895 acres.

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McPhail Slough is a 895-acre lake in Kidder County, North Dakota.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. 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 McPhail Slough 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.

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Water quality measurements for McPhail Slough

These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for McPhail Slough, 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

895 acres

Shoreline

6.5 mi

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

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Frequently asked questions about McPhail Slough

Where is McPhail Slough?

McPhail Slough 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 McPhail Slough?

McPhail Slough in Kidder County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 895 acres.

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Is McPhail Slough 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 McPhail Slough come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.

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Depth, fish, and access data from North Dakota Game & Fish