Jd Ponds
Eureka County, Nevada30 acresView mapDirections
NDEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Jd Ponds. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Jd Ponds in Eureka County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 95 µg/L. Surface area: 30 acres.
Jd Ponds is a 30-acre lake in Eureka County, Nevada. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP, last sampled 2014-06-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Jd Ponds is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Jd Ponds
These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Jd Ponds, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 95 µg/L. TSI 70.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 95µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| 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. | 70 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
30 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Jd Ponds, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Jd Ponds
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2013–2014). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Worsening+30 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Jd Ponds is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Jd Reservoir Dam, built primarily for irrigation on the Henderson Creek; earth-type dam, 20 ft tall and 1,500 ft long.
- Surface area
- 30 ac
- Normal storage
- 50 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 300 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 260 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- NEVADA GOLD MINES LLC
All listed purposes: Irrigation;Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NV00192 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.07 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Jd Ponds
Where is Jd Ponds?
- Jd Ponds is a lake in Eureka County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Jd Ponds?
- Jd Ponds in Eureka County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 95 µg/L. Surface area: 30 acres.
Is Jd Ponds 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
4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
21NEV1_WQX4 samples · 2013–2014
Analytical methods
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
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.