Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Wolford Mountain Reservoir?
Compared against 4 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Colorado.
Wolford Mountain Reservoir holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 4 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Wolford Mountain Reservoir is the cleanest graded water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolford Mountain Reservoir | Grand County | C | This lake | 7.5 ft |
| Windy Gap Reservoir | Grand County | D | 22.9 mi | — |
| Willow Creek Reservoir | Grand County | C | 25 mi | 3.9 ft |
| Stagecoach Lake | Routt County | D | 25.8 mi | — |
| Stagecoach Lake | Routt County | D | 25.9 mi | — |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Wolford Mountain Reservoir only with neighbouring lakes in Coloradothat carry a letter of their own, within 30 miles. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.