Oglala Lake
Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota549 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SD DANR for this lake.
- Limited data
Oglala Lake in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 549 acres.
Oglala Lake is a 549-acre lake in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, SD DANR. 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 Oglala 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 Oglala Lake
These are the measurements SD DANR publishes for Oglala 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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Lake Details
Surface area
549 acres
Shoreline
7.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Oglala Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Oglala Lake
Where is Oglala Lake?
- Oglala Lake is a lake in Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lake?
- Oglala Lake in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 549 acres.
Is Oglala 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 Oglala Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.