Where is Cottonwood Lake Number One?

Cottonwood Lake Number One is a lake in Mesa County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Cottonwood Lake Number One?

Cottonwood Lake Number One has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cottonwood 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.

Cottonwood Lake Number One

Mesa County, Colorado96 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.

Area

96 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.2 mi

Measured length

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Cottonwood Lake Number One in Mesa County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 96 acres.

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Cottonwood Lake Number One is a 96-acre lake in Mesa County, Colorado.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Cottonwood Lake Number One is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Cottonwood Lake Number One 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.

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Water quality measurements for Cottonwood Lake Number One

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Cottonwood Lake Number One, 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

96 acres

Shoreline

2.2 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Cottonwood Lake Number One, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Cottonwood Lake Number One

Cottonwood 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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Stays near Cottonwood Lake Number One

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Fishing Cottonwood Lake Number One

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Nearby Lakes in Mesa County

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Frequently asked questions about Cottonwood Lake Number One

Where is Cottonwood Lake Number One?: Cottonwood Lake Number One is a lake in Mesa 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 Number One?: Cottonwood Lake Number One in Mesa County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 96 acres.
Is Cottonwood Lake Number One 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 Number One?: Cottonwood Lake Number One has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cottonwood 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.