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Garfield County Lake Quality

Colorado, 22 lakes, measured by Colorado WQCD

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 22 monitored lakes in Garfield 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 Garfield County

22 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 22 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 22 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Sweetwater LakeGarfield8 ft128 µg/L8.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rifle Gap ReservoirGarfield7.9 ft10 µg/L0.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Harvey Gap ReservoirGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Meadow Creek LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Blair LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Adams LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bison LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Heart Lake ReservoirGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Deep LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Shepherd LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples88.6 ftNot recorded
Skinny Fish LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Stillwater ReservoirGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Keener LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Trappers LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wall LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Crescent LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Island LakeGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Upper Stillwater ReservoirGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Yamcolo ReservoirGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hughes ReservoirGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Consolidated ReservoirGarfieldNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot 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.