Upper Des Lacs Lake
Burke County, North Dakota4,273 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.
Upper Des Lacs Lake in Burke County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 4273 acres.
Upper Des Lacs Lake is a 4,273-acre lake in Burke County, North Dakota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper Des Lacs Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water4,273 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Des Lacs 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 Upper Des Lacs Lake
These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Upper Des Lacs 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
4,273 acres
Shoreline
55.8 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Des Lacs Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Des Lacs Lake
Where is Upper Des Lacs Lake?
- Upper Des Lacs Lake is a lake in Burke 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 Upper Des Lacs Lake?
- Upper Des Lacs Lake in Burke County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 4273 acres.
Is Upper Des Lacs 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 Upper Des Lacs 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