Grinnell Lake
Carbon County, Wyoming33 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Wyoming DEQ for this lake.
Grinnell Lake in Carbon County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 33 acres.
Grinnell Lake is a 33-acre lake in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Grinnell 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 Grinnell Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Grinnell Lake
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Grinnell 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
33 acres
Shoreline
0.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Grinnell Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Grinnell Lake
- Prior Flat Campground4.5 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 Grinnell Lake
Where is Grinnell Lake?
- Grinnell Lake is a lake in Carbon County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Grinnell Lake?
- Grinnell Lake in Carbon County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 33 acres.
Is Grinnell Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Grinnell Lake?
- Grinnell Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Prior Flat Campground. 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 Grinnell 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