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Lake Wooldridge

Saline County, Missouri20 acresView mapDirections

NR
Not rated

Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.

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Lake Wooldridge in Saline County, Missouri is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 20 acres.

Area
20 acres
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Why Lake Wooldridge has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Lake Wooldridge, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by Missouri DNR and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Lake Wooldridge is a 20-acre lake in Saline County, Missouri.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Missouri DNR, last sampled 2021-03-26. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Wooldridge

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area20 acres

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

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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Lake Wooldridge is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Van Meter Dam (completed 1963), built primarily for recreation on the TR MISSOURI RIVER; earth-type dam, 60 ft tall and 394 ft long.

Surface area
20 ac
Normal storage
403 ac-ft
Max storage
571 ac-ft
Drainage area
0.33 sq mi
Hazard class
High
Owner
MO. DNR PARKS

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MO10658 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.01 km)

Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby

1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Lake Wooldridge under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits.

  • Miami Township R-I School Wwtf
    Miami · 2.2 mi away · NPDES MO0094561

Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.

Graded lakes near Lake Wooldridge

Lake Wooldridge has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Wooldridge

Where is Lake Wooldridge?

Lake Wooldridge is a lake in Saline County, Missouri. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for Lake Wooldridge?

Lake Wooldridge in Saline County, Missouri is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 20 acres.

Is Lake Wooldridge safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Where this data comes from

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

Collected and reported by

  • Missouri Dept. of Natural ResourcesMDNR1 sample · 2021

Analytical methods

  • Nitrogen and Phosphorus, Total, Whole-water, Alkaline Persulfate Digest
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)