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| # | Lake | Clarity (ft) | Phosphorus (µg/L) | Chlorophyll-a (µg/L) | Depth (ft) | Fish Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepin Lake Pepin County, MN | 3.0 | - | - | 60 | 47 |
| 2 | Long Lake Gogebic County, MI | 12.0 | - | - | 60 | 40 |
| 3 | Long Lake Grand Traverse County, MI | 24.3 | - | - | 88 | 40 |
| 4 | Long Lake Benzie County, MI | 9.0 | - | - | - | 40 |
| 5 | Long Lake Cheboygan County, MI | 18.0 | - | - | 61 | 40 |
| 6 | Round Lake Benzie County, MI | 15.0 | 6 | 1.4 | - | 37 |
| 7 | Round Lake Shiawassee County, MI | 6.0 | 32 | 19.0 | - | 37 |
| 8 | Round Lake Oakland County, MI | 10.5 | - | - | 15 | 37 |
| 9 | Round Lake Oakland County, MI | 10.0 | - | - | - | 37 |
| 10 | Round Lake Shiawassee County, MI | 6.5 | - | - | - | 37 |
| 11 | Round Lake Kent County, MI | 8.0 | - | - | - | 37 |
| 12 | Lake St Croix Pierce County, MN | 7.2 | 33 | - | 78 | 36 |
| 13 | Pool Washington County, MN | 5.9 | 31 | - | 78 | 36 |
| 14 | Pool of Lake St Croix Washington County, MN | 4.3 | 39 | - | 78 | 36 |
| 15 | Portage Lake Jackson County, MI | 8.8 | - | - | 40 | 34 |
| 16 | Upper Estuary Lake St. Louis County, MN | 1.9 | 50 | 1.7 | 55 | 33 |
| 17 | Baldwins Lake Cass County, MI | 8.0 | - | - | 55 | 33 |
| 18 | Burt Lake Cheboygan County, MI | 15.5 | - | - | 73 | 33 |
| 19 | Otter Lake Benzie County, MI | 12.0 | 11 | 1.4 | - | 30 |
| 20 | Eagle Lake Allegan County, MI | 15.0 | - | - | - | 30 |
Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal plus state agency datasets (MN DNR, WI DNR, and others).
Data sources: EPA Water Quality Portal · MN DNR LakeFinder · State agency monitoring data
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