North Lake
Clay County, KansasView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from KDHE for this lake.
- Limited data
North Lake in Clay County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported.
North Lake is a lake in Clay County, Kansas. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether North Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for North Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for North 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.
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Fishing North Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2015–2022).
Water clarity
Improving4 years
Phosphorus
Stable-0.35 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-17.05 µg/L/yr6 years
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Frequently asked questions about North Lake
Where is North Lake?
- North Lake is a lake in Clay County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of North Lake?
- North Lake in Clay County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported.
Is North 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 North Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.