Chambers Lake
Larimer County, Colorado281 acresView mapDirections
Colorado WQCD publishes the water-quality measurements for Chambers Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- 16 ft max depth
- Limited data
Chambers Lake in Larimer County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 11.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5 µg/L. Surface area: 281 acres.
Chambers Lake is a 281-acre mesotrophic lake in Larimer County, Colorado with an estimated average depth of about 16 feet. Compared to the 8 other monitored lakes in Larimer County, Chambers Lake ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE, last sampled 2021-08-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Chambers Lake covers about 280 acres in Larimer County. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Chambers Lake on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Chambers Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
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 Chambers Lake 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.
Water quality measurements for Chambers Lake
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Chambers Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 5.1 ft. Phosphorus 11.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 5 µg/L. TSI 46.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 11.5µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 5µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 46 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~16 ft est.
Surface area
281 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Colorado has not published bathymetry for Chambers Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
32 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
4.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
9,173 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Chambers Lake
- Chambers Lake1.0 km
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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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Chambers Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Chambers Lake (completed 1924), built primarily for irrigation on the Joe Wright Creek; earth-type dam, 58 ft tall and 2,125 ft long.
- Surface area
- 281 ac
- Normal storage
- 8,854 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 11,400 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 32 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- WATER SUPPLY & STORAGE CO. (FRICK, DONALD)
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CO00127 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Chambers Lake
Where is Chambers Lake?
- Chambers Lake is a lake in Larimer County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Chambers Lake?
- Chambers Lake in Larimer County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 11.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5 µg/L. Surface area: 281 acres.
Is Chambers Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Chambers Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Chambers Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 16 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 281 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Chambers Lake?
- Chambers Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Chambers Lake. 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.
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Where this data comes from
12 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment-WQCD
21COL001_WQX12 samples · 2021
Analytical methods
- Secchi disk depth measurement
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
- Nitrogen in Water by Pyrolysis Detection
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles