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Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir

NR
Not yet rated
564 acres

Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir in Lewis and Clark County, Montana is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 564 acres.

Area
564 acres

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Why Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir, no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by Montana DEQ and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir is a 564-acre lake in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Montana DEQ, last sampled recent years. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated

Elevated nutrients

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data. Trophic State Index: undefined.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area564 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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Frequently asked questions about Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir

Where is Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir?

Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir is a lake in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

What is the water quality grade for Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir?

Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir in Lewis and Clark County, Montana is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 564 acres.

Is Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.