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Carbon County Lake Quality

Wyoming, 71 lakes, measured by Wyoming DEQ

Carbon County in Wyoming carries 71 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 8 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Carbon County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Wyoming.

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. Seminoe Reservoir Riverine Pelagic has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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All Lakes in Carbon County

71 lakes · 8 ranked on readings, 63 without enough sampling8 lakes ranked on readings · 63 without enough sampling, hidden

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#	Lake	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae	Trophic	Access
1	Seminoe Reservoir Riverine PelagicCarbon	4.4 ft	30 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
2	Seminoe Reservoir Lacustrine PelagicCarbon	17.1 ft	15 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
3	Seminoe Reservoir Transitional PelagicCarbon	11.4 ft	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
4	Hog Park ReservoirCarbon	17.9 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
5	Hanna ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
6	Hanna Water Supply LakeCarbon	No recent samples	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
7	Rawlins Peaking ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
8	Rawlins ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	60 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Seminoe Reservoir Transitional LittoralCarbon	7.1 ft	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Seminoe Reservoir PelagicCarbon	8.5 ft	15 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Seminoe Reservoir Lacustrine LittoralCarbon	11.7 ft	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Seminoe Reservoir Riverine LittoralCarbon	7.8 ft	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Seminoe ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	40 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Wallis ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Teton ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	50 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Atlantic Rim ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	10 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Little Sage Creek ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	75 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Saratoga ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	40 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Sederlin LakeCarbon	No recent samples	50 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Wakan Tanka Lake DCarbon	No recent samples	40 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	East Allen Lake DCarbon	No recent samples	60 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Shirley Basin Reservoir DCarbon	No recent samples	80 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Spring Lake DCarbon	No recent samples	100 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Pine Cone Reservoir DCarbon	No recent samples	20 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Elk Mountain Reservoir DCarbon	No recent samples	80 µg/L	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Coal Bank LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Little Robber Detention DamCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	High Savery ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public
	Eightmile LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Hogback LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Seaverson ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Eightmile LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Government ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Fivemile LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Mahoney LakesCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Dry LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Separation LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Boggy Meadows LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Lost Soldier LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Soda LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Bucklin ReservoirsCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Fresh Water ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Irene ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Grinnell LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Kortes ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	The LakesCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Pine Draw LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Como LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Pynchin LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Allen LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Red LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Aurora LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Horne LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Iron Hill LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	McFadden Reservoir Number ThreeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Bosler ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Pierce ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	White ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Sevenmile LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Horn and Meason ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Buck Draw ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Haines ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Anderson ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	South Spring Creek LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Gunst ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Dipper LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Long LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Turpin ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Sand LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Deep LakeCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	Not recorded
	Hog Park ReservoirCarbon	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	No recent samples	✓ Public

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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