Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake
Sumner County, KansasView mapDirections
KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake in Sumner County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 315 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 30 µg/L.
Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake is a lake in Sumner County, Kansas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2017-06-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 0.7 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 315 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 30 µg/L. TSI 78.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 0.7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 315µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 30µg/L | Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 78 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Where is Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake?
- Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake is a lake in Sumner County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake?
- Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland Lake in Sumner County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 0.7 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 315 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 30 µg/L.
Is Slate Creek Wildlife Area Wetland 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
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX5 samples · 2017
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk depth
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.