Where is Big Creek Lakes?

Big Creek Lakes is a lake in Jackson County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Big Creek Lakes?

Big Creek Lakes has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Big Creek Lakes Campground. 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.

Big Creek Lakes

Jackson County, Colorado350 acresView map Directions

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

Area

350 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Big Creek Lakes in Jackson County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 350 acres.

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Big Creek Lakes is a 350-acre lake in Jackson County, Colorado.

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

What Big Creek Lakes 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. Big Creek Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Big Creek Lakes 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 Big Creek Lakes

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Big Creek Lakes, 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

350 acres

Shoreline

3.3 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Creek Lakes, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Big Creek Lakes

Big Creek Lakes Campground1.0 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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Stays near Big Creek Lakes

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Fishing Big Creek Lakes

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EPA Impairment Status

Big Creek Lakes is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit COUCNP09_B · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Jackson County

Big Creek Lakes1 miView →Seven Lakes4.3 miView →Boettcher Lake8.7 miView →Lake John13.8 ft clear · Oligotrophic12.2 miView →Alkali Lake14 miView →North Delaney Lake8.2 ft clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Big Creek Lakes

Where is Big Creek Lakes?: Big Creek Lakes is a lake in Jackson County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Creek Lakes?: Big Creek Lakes in Jackson County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 350 acres.
Is Big Creek Lakes safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Big Creek Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Big Creek Lakes?: Big Creek Lakes has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Big Creek Lakes Campground. 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.