Cottonwood Lake
Chaffee County, Colorado39 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
Cottonwood Lake in Chaffee County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 39 acres.
Cottonwood Lake is a 39-acre lake in Chaffee County, Colorado.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Cottonwood Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping2 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood Lake
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Cottonwood 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
39 acres
Shoreline
1.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cottonwood Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Cottonwood Lake
- Cottonwood Lake0.8 km
- Collegiate Peaks4.5 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 Cottonwood Lake
Where is Cottonwood Lake?
- Cottonwood Lake is a lake in Chaffee County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cottonwood Lake?
- Cottonwood Lake in Chaffee County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 39 acres.
Is Cottonwood Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Cottonwood Lake?
- Cottonwood Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cottonwood Lake, Collegiate Peaks. 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 Cottonwood 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