Harvey Co East Lake
Harvey County, Kansas240 acresView mapDirections
KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for Harvey Co East Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- Limited data
Harvey Co East Lake in Harvey County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 360 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 205 µg/L. Surface area: 240.3 acres.
Harvey Co East Lake is a 240-acre lake in Harvey County, Kansas. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2013-07-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Harvey Co East Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Harvey Co East Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Harvey Co East Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for Harvey Co East Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 360 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 205 µg/L. TSI 83.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 360µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 205µg/L | Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 83 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
240 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Harvey Co East Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Harvey Co East Lake
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2013–2016). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Harvey Co East Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Mpd No 14 (completed 1976), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the West Branch Whitewater River; earth-type dam, 46 ft tall and 4,275 ft long.
- Surface area
- 240.3 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,535 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 9,183 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 16.36 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- HARVEY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS04680 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.19 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Harvey Co East Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit KS-LM052001 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Harvey Co East Lake
Where is Harvey Co East Lake?
- Harvey Co East Lake is a lake in Harvey County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Harvey Co East Lake?
- Harvey Co East Lake in Harvey County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 360 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 205 µg/L. Surface area: 240.3 acres.
Is Harvey Co East Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Harvey Co East Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX5 samples · 2013
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk depth
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database