Goat Lake
Custer County, Idaho43 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Idaho DEQ for this lake.
Goat Lake in Custer County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 43 acres.
Goat Lake is a 43-acre lake in Custer County, Idaho.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Goat Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Goat Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Goat Lake
These are the measurements Idaho DEQ publishes for Goat 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
43 acres
Shoreline
1.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Goat Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Goat Lake
- Iron Creek Cg3.1 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 Goat Lake
Where is Goat Lake?
- Goat Lake is a lake in Custer County, Idaho. Its water-quality measurements are published by Idaho DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Goat Lake?
- Goat Lake in Custer County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 43 acres.
Is Goat Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Goat Lake?
- Goat Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Iron Creek Cg. 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 Goat 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