Smoky Lake
McHenry County, North Dakota1,200 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.
Smoky Lake in McHenry County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1200 acres.
Smoky Lake is a 1,200-acre lake in McHenry County, North Dakota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Smoky Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,200 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Smoky 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.
Water quality measurements for Smoky Lake
These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Smoky 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
1,200 acres
Shoreline
8.3 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Smoky Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Smoky Lake
Where is Smoky Lake?
- Smoky Lake is a lake in McHenry 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 Smoky Lake?
- Smoky Lake in McHenry County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1200 acres.
Is Smoky 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
Measurements for Smoky Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Depth, fish, and access data from North Dakota Game & Fish