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Chase Co State Fishing Lake

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NR
Not rated

Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.

Water temp
No reading
No gauge
Clarity
6.6 ft
Secchi · sampled 2017
Max depth
~41 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Level
No reading
No gauge
Trend
No reading
Not enough history
  • 41 ft max depth
  • Public access
  • Limited data

Chase Co State Fishing Lake in Chase County, Kansas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 6.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.1 µg/L.

Clarity
6.6 ft
Max depth
~41 ft est.
Phosphorus
20 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a
7.1 µg/L
Public access
Yes
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Why Chase Co State Fishing Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Chase Co State Fishing Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). Sampling here has recorded water clarity, phosphorus and algae (chlorophyll-a).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by KDHE and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Chase Co State Fishing Lake is a lake in Chase County, Kansas with an estimated average depth of about 41 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2017-07-18. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Water quality measurements for Chase Co State Fishing Lake

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Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 7.1 µg/L. TSI 49.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)6.6 ftNot graded
Phosphorus20 µg/LNot graded
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)7.1 µg/LNot graded
Trophic State Index (TSI)49Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~41 ft est.
Average Depth~15 ft est.
Public AccessYes

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Kansas has not published bathymetry for Chase Co State Fishing Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
5 sq mi
Surface area
99 acres
Shoreline
2.2 mi
Elevation
1,266 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.

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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Chase Co State Fishing Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Chase County State Fishing Lake (completed 1954) on the Prather Creek, 62 ft tall and 1,370 ft long.

Max storage
4,531 ac-ft
Drainage area
4.24 sq mi
Hazard class
Significant
Owner
KANSAS DEPT OF WILDLIFE PARKS & TOURISM

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS00866 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.06 km)

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Frequently asked questions about Chase Co State Fishing Lake

Where is Chase Co State Fishing Lake?

Chase Co State Fishing Lake is a lake in Chase County, Kansas. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for Chase Co State Fishing Lake?

Chase Co State Fishing Lake in Chase County, Kansas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 6.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.1 µg/L.

Is Chase Co State Fishing Lake safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

How deep is Chase Co State Fishing Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Chase Co State Fishing Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 41 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Kansas Department Of Health And Environment21KAN001_WQX5 samples · 2017

Analytical methods

  • Depth, Secchi disk depth
  • Phosphorus by Colorimetry
  • 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)