Seq044a Lake

Seq044a Lake earns an A — water clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate among the best monitored waters in Lake County. Sub-grades cluster within a single letter of each other, which usually means the lake is in stable trophic balance rather than fighting one specific stressor.

The lake's low TSI puts it in oligotrophic territory — the cleanest of the four trophic classes, but also the most vulnerable to nutrient-driven shifts. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. The lake's surface area is not consistently recorded across state datasets — physical context remains partial. Seq044a Lake ranks 31 of 142 in Lake County, putting it in the upper tier of locally monitored lakes.

Zebra mussel presence at Seq044a Lake means the lake's clarity numbers carry an asterisk — filtered water is not the same as nutrient-poor water. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Seq044a Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. A documented public access point at Seq044a Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.