Nee Noshe Reservoir
Kiowa County, Colorado3,696 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
- 65 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Nee Noshe Reservoir in Kiowa County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 3696 acres.
Nee Noshe Reservoir is a 3,696-acre lake in Kiowa County, Colorado with an estimated average depth of about 65 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 3 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE, last sampled 2023-10-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Nee Noshe Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch3 documented ramps
- Big water3,696 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Nee Noshe Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Nee Noshe Reservoir
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Nee Noshe Reservoir, 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
Max depth
~65 ft est.
Surface area
3,696 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Colorado WQCD
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Colorado has not published bathymetry for Nee Noshe Reservoir.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
241 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
10.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
3,921 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.
Recreation & Access
- Queens State Wildlife AreaPublic
- Queens State Wildlife AreaPublic
- Queens State Wildlife AreaPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Nee Noshe Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Nee-Noshe (completed 1896), built primarily for irrigation on the Arkansas River-Os; earth-type dam, 25 ft tall and 1,600 ft long.
- Surface area
- 3,696 ac
- Normal storage
- 60,618 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 60,618 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 32 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- AMITY MUTUAL IRR. CO. (TERRY HOWLAND)
All listed purposes: Irrigation;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CO02024 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Nee Noshe Reservoir
Where is Nee Noshe Reservoir?
- Nee Noshe Reservoir is a lake in Kiowa County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Nee Noshe Reservoir?
- Nee Noshe Reservoir in Kiowa County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 3696 acres.
Is Nee Noshe Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Nee Noshe Reservoir?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Nee Noshe Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 65 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 3696 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Nee Noshe Reservoir?
- Nee Noshe Reservoir has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Queens State Wildlife Area, Queens State Wildlife Area, Queens State Wildlife Area. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Nee Noshe Reservoir?
- Nee Noshe Reservoir has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Colorado's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
6 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment-WQCD
21COL001_WQX6 samples · 2023
Analytical methods
- Secchi disk depth measurement
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
- Nitrogen in Water by Pyrolysis Detection
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory