Lake Canyon Lake
Duchesne County, UtahView mapDirections
Utah DWQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Canyon Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
- Limited data
Lake Canyon Lake in Duchesne County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.7 ft visibility.
Lake Canyon Lake is a lake in Duchesne County, Utah. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Utah DWQ, last sampled 2017-07-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Canyon Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity, salinity / chlorides, toxic inorganics. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Canyon Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Utah Division of Water Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Canyon Lake
These are the measurements Utah DWQ publishes for Lake Canyon Lake, 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 5.7 ft. TSI 52.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5.7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading 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. | 52 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2012–2017).
Water clarity
Improving4 years
EPA Impairment Status
Lake Canyon Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit UT-L-14060004-004_00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Canyon Lake
Where is Lake Canyon Lake?
- Lake Canyon Lake is a lake in Duchesne County, Utah. Its water-quality measurements are published by Utah DWQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Canyon Lake?
- Lake Canyon Lake in Duchesne County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.7 ft visibility.
Is Lake Canyon Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Canyon Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity, salinity / chlorides, toxic inorganics. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
56 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2017. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Utah Department Of Environmental Quality
UTAHDWQ_WQX56 samples · 2013–2017
Analytical methods
- Field Measurements
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database