Clear Lake
San Juan County, Colorado33 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
Clear Lake in San Juan County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 33 acres.
Clear Lake is a 33-acre lake in San Juan County, Colorado.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Clear Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Clear 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 Clear Lake
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Clear 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
33 acres
Shoreline
1 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Clear Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Clear Lake
- South Mineral Campground2.5 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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Frequently asked questions about Clear Lake
Where is Clear Lake?
- Clear Lake is a lake in San Juan County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Clear Lake?
- Clear Lake in San Juan County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 33 acres.
Is Clear Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Clear Lake?
- Clear Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including South Mineral Campground. 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
Measurements for Clear Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles