Empire Reservoir
Weld County, Colorado2,486 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
Empire Reservoir in Weld County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2486 acres.
Empire Reservoir is a 2,486-acre lake in Weld County, Colorado.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Empire Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water2,486 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Empire Reservoir 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 Empire Reservoir
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Empire Reservoir, 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
2,486 acres
Shoreline
13.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Empire Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Empire Reservoir
Where is Empire Reservoir?
- Empire Reservoir is a lake in Weld County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Empire Reservoir?
- Empire Reservoir in Weld County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2486 acres.
Is Empire Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Empire Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.