What are hypereutrophic lakes in Kansas?

38 hypereutrophic lakes in Kansas. Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity.

What does hypereutrophic mean?

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity.

Hypereutrophic Lakes in Kansas

Hypereutrophic lakes (TSI above 70) are at the upper end of the productivity scale: visible algal blooms most weeks of summer, clarity often under 3 feet, and meaningful risk of harmful-algal-bloom toxin events. 38 hypereutrophic lakes are on the Kansas books. Almost none of them are deep — 0% break 50 feet. Shallow basin plus heavy nutrient input is the consistent recipe.

Hypereutrophic lakes carry the highest phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings on record; the trophic class and the readings are measuring closely related dimensions of the same underlying nutrient regime.

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Depth	TSI
1	Milford Lake	Clay	1.6 ft	-	78
2	Perry Lake	Jefferson	3.1 ft	-	65
3	Marion Lake	Marion	2 ft	-	72
4	Marion Co Lake	Marion	2.9 ft	-	66
5	Lake Afton	Sedgwick	1.7 ft	-	74
6	Miami Co State Fishing Lake	Miami	2 ft	-	69
7	Gardner Lake	Johnson	2.3 ft	-	63
8	Wellington New City Lake	Sumner	1.9 ft	-	66
9	Harvey Co West Park Lake	Harvey	1.4 ft	-	74
10	Anthony City Lake	Harper	0.4 ft	-	79
11	Webster Lake	Rooks	3.2 ft	-	61
12	Hiawatha City Lake	Brown	2.1 ft	-	72
13	Augusta City Lake	Butler	1.5 ft	-	73
14	Veteran'S Lake	Barton	2.3 ft	-	67
15	Atchison Co State Fishing Lake	Atchison	2.8 ft	-	63
16	Lake Warnock	Atchison	1.7 ft	-	82
17	Cedar Lake	Johnson	1.6 ft	-	70
18	Ellis City Lake	Ellis	0.7 ft	-	89
19	Neosho Wildlife Area Lake	Neosho	1.7 ft	-	72
20	Lovewell Lake	Jewell	1.3 ft	-	76
21	Augusta Santa Fe Lake	Butler	1 ft	-	75
22	Pomona Lake	Osage	2.9 ft	-	64
23	Norton Lake	Norton	2 ft	-	70
24	Jamestown Wildlife Area Lake	Cloud	0.4 ft	-	87
25	Cheyenne Bottoms Pool	Barton	0.4 ft	-	87
26	Quivera Little Salt Marsh Lake	Stafford	0.9 ft	-	79
27	Sheridan Co State Fishing Lake	Sheridan	1.1 ft	-	71
28	Chanute Santa Fe Lake	Neosho	1.8 ft	-	75
29	Central Park Lake	Shawnee	1.2 ft	-	80
30	Kingston Lake Park	Johnson	-	-	72
31	Sar Ko Park Lake	Johnson	-	-	69
32	Tomahawk Creek Park Lake	Johnson	-	-	73
33	South Lake	Johnson	-	-	76
34	Pierson Lake	Wyandotte	-	-	67
35	Leawood Park Lake	Johnson	-	-	81
36	Water Works Park Lake	Johnson	-	-	74
37	Big Eleven Lake	Wyandotte	-	-	71
38	Antioch Park Lake	Johnson	-	-	80

All hypereutrophic lakes →Minnesota version →Wisconsin version →Illinois version →Michigan version →Iowa version →Ohio version →Pennsylvania version →New York version →Missouri version →Indiana version →North Dakota version →South Dakota version →Florida version →Colorado version →North Carolina version →Vermont version →Texas version →Oregon version →Arkansas version →Oklahoma version →Nebraska version →Nevada version →Arizona version →Idaho version →Montana version →New Mexico version →Tennessee version →Alabama version →Virginia version →Kentucky version →Utah version →Washington version →Wyoming version →Georgia version →Massachusetts version →Ontario version →Québec version →Nova Scotia version →British Columbia version →Newfoundland and Labrador version →All Kansas lakes →

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.