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Great Western Reservoir

Broomfield County, Colorado142 acresView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.

Area
142 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
2.6 mi
Measured length

Great Western Reservoir in Broomfield County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 142 acres.

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Great Western Reservoir is a 142-acre lake in Broomfield County, Colorado.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

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

Whether Great Western 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.

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Water quality measurements for Great Western Reservoir

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Great Western 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

142 acres

Shoreline

2.6 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Great Western Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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Frequently asked questions about Great Western Reservoir

Where is Great Western Reservoir?

Great Western Reservoir is a lake in Broomfield County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Great Western Reservoir?

Great Western Reservoir in Broomfield County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 142 acres.

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Is Great Western 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 Great Western Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.