Chaffee County Lake Quality
Colorado, 5 lakes, measured by Colorado WQCD
Chaffee County has 5 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. The 5 monitored lakes in Chaffee County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Colorado WQCD has published, shown as reported.
Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.
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All Lakes in Chaffee County
5 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 5 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 5 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek ReservoirChaffee | No recent samples | 20 µg/L | 2 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Ice PondChaffee | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Cottonwood LakeChaffee | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Alpine LakeChaffee | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Grizzly LakeChaffee | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.
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Source: the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. See data sources.