Where is Bighorn Reservoir?

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

Bighorn Reservoir

El Paso County, Colorado25 acresView map Directions

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

Area

25 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Measured length

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Bighorn Reservoir in El Paso County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 25 acres.

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Bighorn Reservoir is a 25-acre lake in El Paso County, Colorado.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Bighorn 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 Bighorn Reservoir

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Bighorn 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

25 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in El Paso County

Wilson Reservoir0.8 miView →Lake Moraine3.7 miView →Manitou Reservoir4.8 miView →Rampart Reservoir28.5 ft clear · Oligotrophic—View →Curr Reservoir—View →Prospect Lake1.6 ft clear · Hypereutrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Bighorn Reservoir

Where is Bighorn Reservoir?: Bighorn Reservoir is a lake in El Paso County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bighorn Reservoir?: Bighorn Reservoir in El Paso County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 25 acres.
Is Bighorn Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.