Round Lake is a lake in Cherry County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.

Round Lake

Cherry County, Nebraska309 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Nebraska DEE for this lake.

Area

309 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Salinity / chlorides

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Round Lake in Cherry County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 309 acres.

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Round Lake is a 309-acre lake in Cherry County, Nebraska.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Round Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Round 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.

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Water quality measurements for Round Lake

These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Round 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

309 acres

Shoreline

2.9 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Round Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).

Causes of impairment

Salinity / chlorides

Designated uses not supporting: Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NE-NI3-L0370 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Cherry County

Bray Lake3.6 miView →Goose Lake2.9 miView →Cotton Lake4.7 miView →Murphy Lake4.4 miView →Rat Lake4.5 miView →Pelican Lake4.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Round Lake

Where is Round Lake?: Round Lake is a lake in Cherry County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Round Lake?: Round Lake in Cherry County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 309 acres.
Is Round Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Round Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.