Bell Reservoir
Albany County, Wyoming41 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Bell Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Limited data
Bell Reservoir in Albany County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 41 acres.
Bell Reservoir is a 41-acre mesotrophic lake in Albany County, Wyoming. Compared to the 4 other monitored lakes in Albany County, Bell Reservoir ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2019-09-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Bell Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water10.3 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bell Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bell Reservoir
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Bell Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 10.3 ft. Phosphorus 10 µg/L. TSI 40.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 10.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 10µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 40 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
41 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bell Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Bell Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Bell (completed 1957), built primarily for irrigation on the Middle Chugwater Creek; earth-type dam, 38 ft tall and 620 ft long.
- Surface area
- 41 ac
- Normal storage
- 479 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 333 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 54.1 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- LAZY BROWN RANCH
All listed purposes: Irrigation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY00108 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Bell Reservoir
Where is Bell Reservoir?
- Bell Reservoir is a lake in Albany County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bell Reservoir?
- Bell Reservoir in Albany County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 41 acres.
Is Bell Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Program
WYDEQ_WATERSHED6 samples · 2019
Analytical methods
- Secchi
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.