Where is Carson Lake?

Carson Lake is a lake in Garfield County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.

Carson Lake

Garfield County, Nebraska310 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Nebraska DEE for this lake.

Area

310 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

5.6 mi

Measured length

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Carson Lake in Garfield County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 310 acres.

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Carson Lake is a 310-acre lake in Garfield County, Nebraska.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEE. 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 Carson Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Carson Lake

These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Carson 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. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

310 acres

Shoreline

5.6 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Garfield County

Calamus Reservoir3.6 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Clark Lake13.5 miView →Rush Lake—View →Bruner Lake5.4 miView →Nichol Lake7.4 miView →Swan Lake1.8 ft clear · Hypereutrophic8.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Carson Lake

Where is Carson Lake?: Carson Lake is a lake in Garfield County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Carson Lake?: Carson Lake in Garfield County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 310 acres.
Is Carson Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.