Mortenson Lake D
Albany County, Wyoming71 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Mortenson Lake D. Here is what has been measured.
- 15 ft max depth
- Limited data
Mortenson Lake D in Albany County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Surface area: 71 acres.
Mortenson Lake D is a 71-acre lake in Albany County, Wyoming with an estimated average depth of about 15 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2014-09-17. 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 Mortenson Lake D is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Mortenson Lake D
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Mortenson Lake D, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. TSI 47.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 20µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 47 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~15 ft est.
Surface area
71 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Wyoming has not published bathymetry for Mortenson Lake D.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
18 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
7,254 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Fishing Mortenson Lake D
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2013–2014). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Worsening+10 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Mortenson Lake D is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Seepage Lake (completed 1970), built primarily for irrigation on the Meeboer Or Soda Lake Draw; earth-type dam, 7 ft tall and 1,600 ft long.
- Surface area
- 71 ac
- Normal storage
- 248 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 603 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- US FISH & WLDLIFE SERVICE -ARAPAHO NATL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY01853 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.19 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Mortenson Lake D
Where is Mortenson Lake D?
- Mortenson Lake D is a lake in Albany County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mortenson Lake D?
- Mortenson Lake D in Albany County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Surface area: 71 acres.
Is Mortenson Lake D safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Mortenson Lake D?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Mortenson Lake D, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 15 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 71 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Program
WYDEQ_WATERSHED3 samples · 2014
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)