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Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake

Missoula County, MontanaView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Montana DEQ for this lake.

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Stable
12 years of samples
  • Limited data

Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake in Missoula County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported.

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Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake is a lake in Missoula County, Montana. Phosphorus level is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 39 other monitored lakes in Missoula County, Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake ranks #13 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Montana DEQ, last sampled 2021-09-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Camping2 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited data

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake

These are the measurements Montana DEQ publishes for Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of 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.

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Recreation & Access

2
Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake

  • Lake Inez Campground Complex0.8 km
  • Lake Inez Cg Complex0.9 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake

Based on 12 years of monitoring (2012–2025).

  • Water clarity

    Stable

    8 years

  • Phosphorus

    Worsening

    +1.54 µg/L/yr4 years

  • Chlorophyll-a

    Improving

    -0.9 µg/L/yr2 years

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake

Where is Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake?

Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake is a lake in Missoula County, Montana. Its water-quality measurements are published by Montana DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake?

Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake in Missoula County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported.

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Is Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Are there campgrounds on Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake?

Lake Inez Off Rana Drive Upper W Side of Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Lake Inez Campground Complex, Lake Inez Cg Complex. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

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Where this data comes from

4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Montana Volunteer Water Quality MonitoringMTVOLWQM_WQX4 samples · 2021

Analytical methods

  • 4500 N C ~ Persufate Method for Total Nitrogen
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

Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles