Burlington Lake D
Campbell County, Wyoming145 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Burlington Lake D. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Burlington Lake D in Campbell County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 290 µg/L. Surface area: 145 acres.
Burlington Lake D is a 145-acre lake in Campbell County, Wyoming.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2017-06-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Burlington Lake D 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 Burlington Lake D
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Burlington Lake D, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 290 µg/L. TSI 86.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 290µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| 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. | 86 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
145 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Burlington Lake D, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Burlington Lake D is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Gillette (completed 1908), built primarily for water supply on the Stonepile Creek Trib Donkey Cr; earth-type dam, 10 ft tall and 3,200 ft long.
- Surface area
- 145 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,080 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,680 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- CITY OF GILLETTE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY01033 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.19 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Burlington Lake D
Where is Burlington Lake D?
- Burlington Lake D is a lake in Campbell County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Burlington Lake D?
- Burlington Lake D in Campbell County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 290 µg/L. Surface area: 145 acres.
Is Burlington Lake D 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
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2017. 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_WATERSHED1 sample · 2017
Analytical methods
- 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.