Base Lake
Sarpy County, Nebraska122 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Nebraska DEE for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 30 ft max depth
Base Lake in Sarpy County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 122 acres.
Base Lake is a 122-acre lake in Sarpy County, Nebraska with a maximum depth of 30 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Base Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Base Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Base Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Base Lake
These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Base Lake, 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
Max depth
30 ft
Surface area
122 acres
Shoreline
2.6 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Base Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NE-MT1-L0010 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Base Lake
Where is Base Lake?
- Base Lake is a lake in Sarpy County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Base Lake?
- Base Lake in Sarpy County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 122 acres.
Is Base Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Base Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Base Lake?
- Base Lake has a maximum depth of 30 feet. The lake covers 122 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Base Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database