Jim Bridger Pond
Sweetwater County, Wyoming96 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Jim Bridger Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- 15 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Jim Bridger Pond in Sweetwater County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L. Surface area: 96 acres.
Jim Bridger Pond is a 96-acre lake in Sweetwater County, Wyoming with an estimated average depth of about 15 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2013-09-11. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Jim Bridger Pond covers about 96 acres in Sweetwater County. It has one public boat landing. Vrbo is where to look for cabins and lake homes around Jim Bridger Pond, and Booking.com and Expedia search hotels near the lake for your dates.
What Jim Bridger Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Jim Bridger Pond 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 Jim Bridger Pond
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Jim Bridger Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 4.9 ft. Phosphorus 13 µg/L. TSI 48.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 13µg/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. | 48 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~15 ft est.
Surface area
96 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 Jim Bridger Pond.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
3 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
6,673 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
- Jim Bridger PondPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Jim Bridger Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Jim Bridger Power Plant Surge Pond (completed 1989), built primarily for water supply on the Humphrey Draw; earth-type dam, 97 ft tall and 810 ft long.
- Surface area
- 96 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,592 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,228 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- PACIFICORP
All listed purposes: Water Supply;Other.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY01307 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.08 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Jim Bridger Pond
Where is Jim Bridger Pond?
- Jim Bridger Pond is a lake in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Jim Bridger Pond?
- Jim Bridger Pond in Sweetwater County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L. Surface area: 96 acres.
Is Jim Bridger Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Jim Bridger Pond?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Jim Bridger Pond, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 15 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 96 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Jim Bridger Pond?
- Jim Bridger Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Jim Bridger Pond. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Jim Bridger Pond?
- Jim Bridger Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. 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.
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Where this data comes from
4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013. 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_WATERSHED4 samples · 2013
Analytical methods
- Secchi
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory