Where is Barnes Meadow Reservoir?

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

Are there campgrounds on Barnes Meadow Reservoir?

Barnes Meadow Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Chambers Lake. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Barnes Meadow Reservoir

Larimer County, Colorado100 acresView map Directions

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

Area

100 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.3 mi

Measured length

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Barnes Meadow Reservoir in Larimer County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 100 acres.

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Barnes Meadow Reservoir is a 100-acre lake in Larimer County, Colorado.

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

What Barnes Meadow Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Barnes Meadow 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 Barnes Meadow Reservoir

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Barnes Meadow 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

100 acres

Shoreline

2.3 mi

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

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Barnes Meadow Reservoir

Chambers Lake0.9 kmReserve

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Barnes Meadow Reservoir

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Nearby Lakes in Larimer County

Chambers Lake5.1 ft clear · Mesotrophic0.8 miView →Laramie Lake1.4 miView →Peterson Lake3.6 miView →Joe Wright Reservoir3.9 miView →Long Draw Reservoir7.3 miView →Upper Camp Lake7.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Barnes Meadow Reservoir

Where is Barnes Meadow Reservoir?: Barnes Meadow Reservoir is a lake in Larimer County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Barnes Meadow Reservoir?: Barnes Meadow Reservoir in Larimer County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 100 acres.
Is Barnes Meadow Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Barnes Meadow Reservoir?: Barnes Meadow Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Chambers Lake. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.