Where is Scotts Slough?

Scotts Slough is a lake in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by SD DANR and shown on this page as reported.

Scotts Slough

Minnehaha County, South Dakota80 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SD DANR for this lake.

Area

80 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Scotts Slough in Minnehaha County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 80 acres.

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Scotts Slough is a 80-acre lake in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Scotts Slough is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Scotts Slough 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.

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Water quality measurements for Scotts Slough

These are the measurements SD DANR publishes for Scotts Slough, 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

80 acres

Shoreline

1.6 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Scotts Slough is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit SD-BS-L-SCOTT_01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Minnehaha County

Beaver Lake3.4 miView →Grass Lake4.8 miView →Lost Lake4.3 miView →Fensterman Slough6.3 miView →Rehfeldt Slough6.3 miView →Clear Lake8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Scotts Slough

Where is Scotts Slough?: Scotts Slough is a lake in Minnehaha 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 Scotts Slough?: Scotts Slough in Minnehaha County, South Dakota has water-quality measurements published by SD DANR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 80 acres.
Is Scotts Slough safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Scotts Slough is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.