Goose Lake is a lake in Garden County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.

Goose Lake

Garden County, Nebraska235 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Nebraska DEE for this lake.

Area

235 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Salinity / chlorides

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Goose Lake in Garden County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 235 acres.

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Goose Lake is a 235-acre lake in Garden County, Nebraska.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Goose Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Goose Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Goose Lake

These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Goose 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

235 acres

Shoreline

3.6 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Goose Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4C).

Causes of impairment

Salinity / chlorides

Designated uses not supporting: Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NE-NP2-L0180 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Garden County

Gimlet Lake1.7 miView →Rush Lake1.7 miView →Madison Lake2.6 miView →Roundup Lake2.6 miView →Gillet Lake2.6 miView →Hackberry Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Goose Lake

Where is Goose Lake?: Goose Lake is a lake in Garden County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Goose Lake?: Goose Lake in Garden County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 235 acres.
Is Goose Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Goose Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4C) for salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.