These Oklahoma lakes were ranked in top 10 ‘dirtiest’ lakes in the US: See the list
A new study ranking the cleanest and dirtiest lakes in the U.S. places three Oklahoma lakes among the top 10 dirtiest lakes in the country.
The study analyzed chemical data from the National Water Quality Monitoring Council for 276 US lakes. To determine a lake's cleanliness, researchers measured dissolved oxygen, ammonia, lead, phosphorus, sulfate, total dissolved solids, turbidity and pH.
From vacation rental platform Lake.com, see which three Oklahoma lakes are among the dirtiest in the U.S.
No. 4: Waurika Lake
Lake.com ranked Waurika Lake in southwestern Oklahoma as the fourth dirtiest lake in the country.
Regarding chemicals in Waurika Lake, researchers reported these findings:
Ammonia: 0.133 milligrams per liter
Dissolved oxygen: 7.59 milligrams per liter
Lead: Not reported
pH: 8.29 milligrams per liter
Phosphorus: 0.108 milligrams per liter
Sulfate: 131 milligrams per liter
Total dissolvable solids: 387.73 milligrams per liter
Turbidity: 37.96 milligrams per liter
No. 5: Dave Boyer (Walters) Lake
Also in southwestern Oklahoma, Lake.com ranked Dave Boyer Lake as the fifth dirtiest lake in the country.
Researchers reported these findings:
Ammonia: Not reported
Dissolved oxygen: 8.23 milligrams per liter
Lead: Not reported
pH: 8.31 milligrams per liter
Phosphorus: 0.199 milligrams per liter
Sulfate: 56.33 milligrams per liter
Total dissolvable solids: 338.5 milligrams per liter
Turbidity: 113.15 milligrams per liter
No. 8: Lake Ellsworth
Near Lawton in southwestern Oklahoma, Lake.com named Lake Ellsworth as the eighth dirtiest lake in the country.
Researchers reported this data:
Ammonia: 0.220 milligrams per liter
Dissolved oxygen: 7.9 milligrams per liter
Lead: Not reported
pH: 8.36 milligrams per liter
Phosphorus: 0.084 milligrams per liter
Sulfate: 94.15 milligrams per liter
Total dissolvable solids: 288.33 milligrams per liter
Turbidity: 12.93 milligrams per liter
Which lakes are the 'dirtiest' in the country?
Utah Lake in Utah took the top spot as the dirtiest lake in the country, according to Lake.com. Here's how others across the country compare:
Utah Lake, Utah
Lake J.B. Thomas, Texas
Lake Wichita, Texas
Waurika Lake, Oklahoma
Dave Boyer (Walters) Lake, Oklahoma
Lake Buchanan, Texas
Lake Helena, Montana
Lake Ellsworth, Oklahoma
Hammock Lake, Florida
Wolf Branch Canal, Florida
Which lakes are the 'cleanest' in the country?
Lake Louise in Florida was ranked the cleanest lake in the country by Lake.com. Here's how the vacation rental platform ranked others:
Lake Louise, Florida
Axhandle Lake, Wisconsin
Bear Gully Lake, Florida
Lake Mooney, Virginia
Aberdeen Lake, Mississippi
Amory Lake, Florida
Lake Downey, Florida
Claytor Lake, Virginia
Sylvan Lake, Florida
Lake Spivey, Florida
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: These Oklahoma lakes ranked 'dirtiest' in the nation: See the list