Bacteria Monitoring: List of Lakes and 2005 Averages
Below is a list of public lakes being sampled for bacteria periodically by NDEQ, and the seasonal mean average for bacteria. Click on the lake name to view a chart of sample results for the 2005 recreational season.
Click here for weekly results of bacteria and toxic algae.
Lake / Beach Name
Seasonal Geometric Mean
Big Indian Reservoir near Wymore at Swimming Beach
24
Bluestem Reservoir near Martell at Swimming Beach
27
Box Butte Reservoir near Hemingford at North Swimm
11
Branched Oak Lake near Malcolm at Area 10 Beach
46
Branched Oak Lake near Malcolm at Lieber’s Point B
46
Carter Lake in Omaha at North Boat Ramp
37
Conestoga Reservoir near Denton at Boat Ramp
4
Cottonwood (Yankton) Lake at South Swimming Beach
2
Crystal Cove Lake near S. Sioux City at Boat Ramp
6
Cub Creek Lake #12A near Plymouth at Swimming Beac
431
Fremont Lake # 10 at Brick’s Bay Beach
7
Fremont Lake #20 at East Beach
4
Fremont Lake #20 at West Beach
4
Fremont Lake #9 at Fremont Beach
5
Glenn Cunningham Lake in Omaha at Marina Boat Ramp
90
Iron Horse Trail Lake near DuBois at Swimming Beac
14
Johnson Lake near Lexington at North End
9
Johnson Lake near Lexington at SE Swimming Beach
10
Kirkman’s Cove Reservoir near Humboldt at Swimming
6
Lake Maloney near North Platte at Outlet Beach
2
Lake McConaughy near Ogallala at Martin’s Bay Beac
3
Lake Minatare at East Swimming Beach
2
Lake North near Columbus at Swimming Beach
10
Lewis and Clark Lake near Crofton at Weigand Beach
17
Louisville Lake #2 at Swimming Beach
9
Maskenthine Reservoir near Stanton at Swimming Bea
5
Merritt Reservoir near Valentine at Northeast Beac
2
Middle Bridgeport Lake at Swimming Beach
1
Oliver Reservoir near Kimball at Swimming Beach
4
Pawnee Reservoir near Emerald at East Beach
12
Pawnee Reservoir near Emerald at West Beach
18
Summit Lake near Tekamah at Swimming Beach
14
Sutherland Reservoir at Hershey Beach
3
Swan Creek Reservoir #5A near Tobias at Swimming B
4
Wagon Train Lake near Hickman at Swimming Beach
11
Willow Creek Reservoir near Pierce at Swimming Bea
5
Wirth Bros. Lake
111
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