Kipp Lake
Glacier County, MontanaView mapDirections
Montana DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Kipp Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 17 ft max depth
- Limited data
Kipp Lake in Glacier County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 253 µg/L.
Kipp Lake is a lake in Glacier County, Montana with an estimated average depth of about 17 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Montana DEQ, last sampled 2013-06-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Water quality measurements for Kipp Lake
These are the measurements Montana DEQ publishes for Kipp 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. Phosphorus 253 µg/L. TSI 84.
| 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 | 253µg/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. | 84 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~17 ft est.
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Montana has not published bathymetry for Kipp Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
19 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
267 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
3.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
4,098 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.
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Frequently asked questions about Kipp Lake
Where is Kipp Lake?
- Kipp Lake is a lake in Glacier County, Montana. Its water-quality measurements are published by Montana DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kipp Lake?
- Kipp Lake in Glacier County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 253 µg/L.
Is Kipp Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Kipp Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Kipp Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 17 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2013. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Blackfeet Nation (Montana)
BLCKFEET1 sample · 2013
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
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)