Lake Wooldridge
Saline County, Missouri20 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Missouri DNR for this lake.
- Limited data
Lake Wooldridge in Saline County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 20 acres.
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. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Wooldridge is safe to swim in today is a call for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Wooldridge
These are the measurements Missouri DNR publishes for Lake Wooldridge, 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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Lake Details
Surface area
20 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 WwtfMiami · 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.
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Wooldridge
Where is Lake Wooldridge?
- Lake Wooldridge is a lake in Saline County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Wooldridge?
- Lake Wooldridge in Saline County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 20 acres.
Is Lake Wooldridge safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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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 Resources
MDNR1 sample · 2021
Analytical methods
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus, Total, Whole-water, Alkaline Persulfate Digest
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
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)