Kemmerer City Reservoir
Lincoln County, Wyoming183 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Kemmerer City Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Kemmerer City Reservoir in Lincoln County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 42.6 µg/L. Surface area: 183 acres.
Kemmerer City Reservoir is a 183-acre lake in Lincoln County, Wyoming. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2014-09-16. 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 Kemmerer City 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 Kemmerer City Reservoir
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Kemmerer City Reservoir, 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 6 ft. Phosphorus 42.6 µg/L. TSI 55.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 42.6µg/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. | 55 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
183 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Kemmerer City Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Kemmerer City Reservoir
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2012–2017).
Water clarity
Improving4 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+7.54 µg/L/yr4 years
Chlorophyll-a
Stable-0.08 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Kemmerer City Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Kemmerer (completed 1942), built primarily for water supply on the Hams Fork River; earth-type dam, 30 ft tall and 850 ft long.
- Surface area
- 183 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,769 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,370 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 271 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF KEMMERER
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY01282 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.06 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Kemmerer City Reservoir
Where is Kemmerer City Reservoir?
- Kemmerer City Reservoir is a lake in Lincoln County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kemmerer City Reservoir?
- Kemmerer City Reservoir in Lincoln County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 42.6 µg/L. Surface area: 183 acres.
Is Kemmerer City Reservoir 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
7 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2014. 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_WATERSHED7 samples · 2013–2014
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.