Steinhart Lake
Otoe County, NebraskaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Nebraska DEE for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- Limited data
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Steinhart Lake in Otoe County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported.
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Steinhart Lake is a lake in Otoe County, Nebraska.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEE, last sampled 2024-07-15. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Steinhart Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Steinhart Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Steinhart Lake
These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Steinhart 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.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
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EPA Impairment Status
Steinhart Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NE-NE1-L0010 · Official waterbody report · Matched by proximity (0.01 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Steinhart Lake
Where is Steinhart Lake?
- Steinhart Lake is a lake in Otoe County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Steinhart Lake?
- Steinhart Lake in Otoe County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported.
Is Steinhart Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Steinhart Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
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EPA_R7_WQX1 sample · 2024
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.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database