Hog Park Reservoir
Carbon County, Wyoming598 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Hog Park Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- Oligotrophic
- 76 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Hog Park Reservoir in Carbon County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 17.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 598 acres.
Hog Park Reservoir is a 598-acre cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Carbon County, Wyoming with an estimated average depth of about 76 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available. Compared to the 9 other monitored lakes in Carbon County, Hog Park Reservoir ranks #5 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2022-08-31. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Hog Park Reservoir covers about 600 acres in Carbon County. Vrbo is where to look for cabins and lake homes around Hog Park Reservoir, and Booking.com and Expedia search hotels near the lake for your dates.
What Hog Park Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water17.9 ft of visibility
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Hog Park Reservoir 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 Hog Park Reservoir
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Hog Park Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Crystal clear, you can see 17.9 ft down. Phosphorus 10 µg/L. TSI 36.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 17.9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 10µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 36 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~76 ft est.
Surface area
598 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Wyoming DEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Wyoming has not published bathymetry for Hog Park Reservoir.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
13 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
6.1 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
8,458 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Hog Park Reservoir
- Hog Park Cg1.1 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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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Hog Park Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Hog Park Main Dam (completed 1986), built primarily for water supply on the Hog Park Creek; earth-type dam, 118 ft tall and 1,100 ft long.
- Surface area
- 598 ac
- Normal storage
- 22,656 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 24,987 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 12.7 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF CHEYENNE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
All listed purposes: Water Supply;Irrigation;Fish and Wildlife Pond.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY00381 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.89 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Hog Park Reservoir
Where is Hog Park Reservoir?
- Hog Park Reservoir 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 Hog Park Reservoir?
- Hog Park Reservoir in Carbon County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 17.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 598 acres.
Is Hog Park Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Hog Park Reservoir?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Hog Park Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 76 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 598 acres.
Can I fish at Hog Park Reservoir?
- Public access to Hog Park Reservoir is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Wyoming's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
Are there campgrounds on Hog Park Reservoir?
- Hog Park Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Hog Park Cg. 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
12 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Program
WYDEQ_WATERSHED12 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- Secchi
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles