Merrill Lake
Garden County, Nebraska169 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Nebraska DEE for this lake.
Merrill Lake in Garden County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 169 acres.
Merrill Lake is a 169-acre lake in Garden County, Nebraska.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEE. 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 Merrill Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Merrill Lake
These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Merrill 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
169 acres
Shoreline
3.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Merrill Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Merrill Lake
Where is Merrill Lake?
- Merrill Lake is a lake in Garden County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Merrill Lake?
- Merrill Lake in Garden County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 169 acres.
Is Merrill 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 Merrill Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.