Where is Kilpatrick Lake?

Kilpatrick Lake is a lake in Box Butte County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.

Kilpatrick Lake

Box Butte County, Nebraska75 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Nebraska DEE for this lake.

Area

75 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · pH / acidity

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Kilpatrick Lake in Box Butte County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 75 acres.

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Kilpatrick Lake is a 75-acre lake in Box Butte County, Nebraska.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kilpatrick Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Kilpatrick Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Kilpatrick Lake

These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Kilpatrick Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

75 acres

Shoreline

2.3 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Kilpatrick Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Kilpatrick Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

pH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NE-NI4-L0090 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Box Butte County

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Frequently asked questions about Kilpatrick Lake

Where is Kilpatrick Lake?: Kilpatrick Lake is a lake in Box Butte County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kilpatrick Lake?: Kilpatrick Lake in Box Butte County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 75 acres.
Is Kilpatrick Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Kilpatrick Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.