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St Jacobs Well Lake

Clark County, KansasView mapDirections

NR
Not rated

Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.

Water temp
No reading
No gauge
Clarity
5.2 ft
Secchi · sampled 2014
Level
No reading
No gauge
Trend
No reading
Not enough history
  • Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
  • Limited data

St Jacobs Well Lake in Clark County, Kansas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 5.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 27.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.6 µg/L.

Clarity
5.2 ft
Phosphorus
27.5 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a
3.6 µg/L
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Why St Jacobs Well Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For St Jacobs Well Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). Sampling here has recorded water clarity, phosphorus and algae (chlorophyll-a).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by KDHE and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

St Jacobs Well Lake is a lake in Clark County, Kansas.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2014-06-17. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

The letter is not a swimming clearance. St Jacobs Well Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

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Water quality measurements for St Jacobs Well Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

Murky, only visible to about 5.2 ft. Phosphorus 27.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.6 µg/L. TSI 49.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)5.2 ftNot graded
Phosphorus27.5 µg/LNot graded
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)3.6 µg/LNot graded
Trophic State Index (TSI)49Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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EPA Impairment Status

St Jacobs Well Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit KS-LM060001 · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (0.65 km)

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Frequently asked questions about St Jacobs Well Lake

Where is St Jacobs Well Lake?

St Jacobs Well Lake is a lake in Clark County, Kansas. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for St Jacobs Well Lake?

St Jacobs Well Lake in Clark County, Kansas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 5.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 27.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.6 µg/L.

Is St Jacobs Well Lake safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. St Jacobs Well Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Kansas Department Of Health And Environment21KAN001_WQX5 samples · 2014

Analytical methods

  • Depth, Secchi disk depth
  • Phosphorus by Colorimetry
  • 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database