Where is Sanborn Lake?

Sanborn Lake is a lake in Barnes County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Sanborn Lake

Barnes County, North Dakota313 acresView map Directions

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

Area

313 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.4 mi

Measured length

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Sanborn Lake in Barnes County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 313 acres.

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Sanborn Lake is a 313-acre lake in Barnes County, North Dakota.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Sanborn Lake 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 Sanborn Lake

These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Sanborn 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

313 acres

Shoreline

3.4 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Barnes County

Round Lake2.3 miView →Hobart Lake2.9 miView →Sweetwater Lake4.8 miView →Moon Lake4.4 ft clear6.3 miView →Saint Marys Lake6.9 miView →McDonald Lake5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Sanborn Lake

Where is Sanborn Lake?: Sanborn Lake is a lake in Barnes 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 Sanborn Lake?: Sanborn Lake in Barnes County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 313 acres.
Is Sanborn Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.