Pueblo County Lake Quality

There are 15 monitored lakes in Pueblo County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. 1 of those lake carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. On average, Pueblo County lakes grade an A. That puts it near the top of the Colorado county ranking.

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. Pueblo Reservoir (A) is the cleanest in the county.