
Tooele County Lake Quality
Utah, 6 lakes, average grade A (Excellent)
Tooele County has 6 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. 2 of those lakes carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county's average grade is A — among the cleanest in Utah. 2 lakes pull an A on their own, and almost none fall into the D or F brackets.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the grades sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest lake on the books is Settlement Canyon Reservoir (A); the most-stressed is Settlement Canyon Reservoir (A).
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All Lakes in Tooele County
6 lakes · 2 graded, 4 not rated2 graded lakes · 4 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASettlement Canyon ReservoirTooele | A | 8.5 ft | 8.9 µg/L | 1.6 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | AGrantsville ReservoirTooele | A | 5.9 ft | 19 µg/L | 4 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| NRGreat Salt LakeTooele | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRRush LakeTooele | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRAtherley ReservoirTooele | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRVernon ReservoirTooele | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = not rated: there is not enough recent sampling to support a letter. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.