Upper Thompson Lake
Burke County, North Dakota67 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.
Upper Thompson Lake in Burke County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 67 acres.
Upper Thompson Lake is a 67-acre lake in Burke County, North Dakota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. 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 Upper Thompson 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 Thompson Lake
These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Upper Thompson 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
67 acres
Shoreline
1.4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Thompson Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Thompson Lake
Where is Upper Thompson Lake?
- Upper Thompson 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 Thompson Lake?
- Upper Thompson Lake in Burke County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 67 acres.
Is Upper Thompson 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 Thompson Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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