Where is Aurora Reservoir?

Aurora Reservoir is a lake in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.

Aurora Reservoir

Arapahoe County, Colorado735 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.

Area

735 acres

Surface area

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Aurora Reservoir in Arapahoe County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 735 acres.

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Aurora Reservoir is a 735-acre lake in Arapahoe County, Colorado.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Aurora Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Aurora Reservoir

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Aurora Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

735 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Aurora Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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Frequently asked questions about Aurora Reservoir

Where is Aurora Reservoir?: Aurora Reservoir is a lake in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Aurora Reservoir?: Aurora Reservoir in Arapahoe County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 735 acres.
Is Aurora Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.