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

Goose Lake

Hamilton County, Iowa79 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Iowa DNR for this lake.

Area

79 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2 mi

Measured length

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Goose Lake in Hamilton County, Iowa has water-quality measurements published by Iowa DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 79 acres.

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Goose Lake is a 79-acre lake in Hamilton County, Iowa.

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

Swimming conditions

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

Whether Goose Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources 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 Iowa DNR 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

79 acres

Shoreline

2 mi

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

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Nearby Lakes in Hamilton County

Little Wall Lake0.7 ft clear · Hypereutrophic3.4 miView →Briggs Woods Lake1.5 ft clear · Hypereutrophic12.1 miView →Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake6.8 ft clear · Mesotrophic17.2 miView →Big Wall Lake21.1 miView →Brushy Creek Lake2.8 ft clear · Hypereutrophic18.9 miView →Brushy Creek Beach Lake19.2 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Goose Lake

Where is Goose Lake?: Goose Lake is a lake in Hamilton County, Iowa. Its water-quality measurements are published by Iowa DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Goose Lake?: Goose Lake in Hamilton County, Iowa has water-quality measurements published by Iowa DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 79 acres.
Is Goose Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.