Cleveland Lake
Emery County, UtahView mapDirections
Utah DWQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Cleveland Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- 23 ft max depth
- Limited data
Cleveland Lake in Emery County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 17.4 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 12.4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.1 µg/L.
Cleveland Lake is a mesotrophic lake in Emery County, Utah with an estimated average depth of about 23 feet. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 9 other monitored lakes in Emery County, Cleveland Lake ranks #7 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Utah DWQ, last sampled 2025-09-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Cleveland Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water17.4 ft of visibility
- Camping2 public campgrounds 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 Cleveland Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Utah Division of Water Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Cleveland Lake
These are the measurements Utah DWQ publishes for Cleveland Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Crystal clear, you can see 17.4 ft down. Phosphorus 12.4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.1 µg/L. TSI 38.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 17.4ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 12.4µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 2.1µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 38 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~23 ft est.
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Utah has not published bathymetry for Cleveland Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
2 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
131 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
8,822 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 Cleveland Lake
- Cleveland Reservoir0.5 km
- Lake Canyon Rec Area1.5 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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Fishing Cleveland Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2019–2025). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening2 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.83 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Cleveland Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Cleveland (completed 1909), built primarily for irrigation on the Spring Creek; earth-type dam, 61 ft tall and 1,100 ft long.
- Normal storage
- 5,340 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 6,020 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 9 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- HUNTINGTON-CLEVELAND IRRIGATION COMPANY
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID UT00071 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Cleveland Lake
Where is Cleveland Lake?
- Cleveland Lake is a lake in Emery County, Utah. Its water-quality measurements are published by Utah DWQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cleveland Lake?
- Cleveland Lake in Emery County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 17.4 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 12.4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.1 µg/L.
Is Cleveland Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Cleveland Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Cleveland Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 23 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there campgrounds on Cleveland Lake?
- Cleveland Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cleveland Reservoir, Lake Canyon Rec Area. 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
17 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Utah Department Of Environmental Quality
UTAHDWQ_WQX17 samples · 2019–2025
Analytical methods
- Field Measurements
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles