Where is Lake Babcock?

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

Lake Babcock

Platte County, Nebraska846 acresView map Directions

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

Area

846 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

9.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Lake Babcock in Platte County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 846 acres.

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Lake Babcock is a 846-acre lake in Platte County, Nebraska.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Bacteria advisory

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Babcock is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Babcock 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 Lake Babcock

These are the measurements Nebraska DEE publishes for Lake Babcock, 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

846 acres

Shoreline

9.5 mi

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

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Fishing Lake Babcock

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

MercuryPathogens (E. coli, fecal)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NE-LP1-L0450 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Platte County

Lake North1.3 ft clear0.7 miView →Wagners Lake4.6 miView →Homestead Lake3 ft clear24.8 miView →Oxbow Trails Reservoir1.3 ft clear · Eutrophic30.1 miView →Johnson Lake32.6 miView →Maskenthine Reservoir2.1 ft clear · Hypereutrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Babcock

Where is Lake Babcock?: Lake Babcock is a lake in Platte County, Nebraska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Nebraska DEE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Babcock?: Lake Babcock in Platte County, Nebraska has water-quality measurements published by Nebraska DEE, shown here as reported. Surface area: 846 acres.
Is Lake Babcock safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Babcock is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.