Campton Lake
Wolfe County, Kentucky19 acresView mapDirections
Kentucky DOW publishes the water-quality measurements for Campton Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Oligotrophic
- Limited data
Campton Lake in Wolfe County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 19.3 acres.
Campton Lake is a 19-acre cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Wolfe County, Kentucky. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Wolfe County, Campton Lake ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KY DOW, last sampled 2018-10-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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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 Campton Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kentucky Division of Water and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Campton Lake
These are the measurements Kentucky DOW publishes for Campton 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. Phosphorus 10 µg/L. TSI 37.
| 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 | 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. | 37 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Surface area
19 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Campton Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Campton Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2013–2018). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Stable0 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Campton Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Campton Lake Dam (completed 1963), built primarily for water supply on the Swift Camp Creek; earth-type dam, 65 ft tall and 400 ft long.
- Surface area
- 19.3 ac
- Normal storage
- 424 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 721 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF CAMPTON
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KY00053 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Campton Lake
Where is Campton Lake?
- Campton Lake is a lake in Wolfe County, Kentucky. Its water-quality measurements are published by Kentucky DOW and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Campton Lake?
- Campton Lake in Wolfe County, Kentucky has water-quality measurements published by Kentucky DOW, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 19.3 acres.
Is Campton Lake 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
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- KY WQX
21KY_WQX10 samples · 2013–2018
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 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.