Cow Lake is a lake in Kane County, Utah. Its water-quality measurements are published by Utah DWQ and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Cow Lake?

Cow Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Duck Creek 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.

Cow Lake

Kane County, Utah29 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Utah DWQ for this lake.

Area

29 acres

Surface area

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Cow Lake in Kane County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.

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Cow Lake is a 29-acre lake in Kane County, Utah.

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

What Cow Lake 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 Cow 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.

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Water quality measurements for Cow Lake

These are the measurements Utah DWQ publishes for Cow 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

29 acres

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

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Cow Lake

Duck Creek Campground3.0 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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Fishing Cow Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Kane County

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Frequently asked questions about Cow Lake

Where is Cow Lake?: Cow Lake is a lake in Kane County, Utah. Its water-quality measurements are published by Utah DWQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cow Lake?: Cow Lake in Kane County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Is Cow Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Cow Lake?: Cow Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Duck Creek 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.