New Alma City Lake
Wabaunsee County, Kansas55 acresView mapDirections
KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for New Alma City Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
New Alma City Lake in Wabaunsee County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.6 µg/L. Surface area: 54.8 acres.
New Alma City Lake is a 55-acre lake in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2016-06-07. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether New Alma City Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for New Alma City Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for New Alma City Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 4.6 µg/L. TSI 48.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 6.6ft | Measured, not scored 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) | 4.6µg/L | Measured, not scored 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. | 48 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
55 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for New Alma City Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
New Alma City Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Multipurpose Site No 53, built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Mill Creek-Tr; earth-type dam, 63 ft tall and 2,500 ft long.
- Surface area
- 54.8 ac
- Normal storage
- 986.1 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,200 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 3.64 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- MILL CREEK WJD NO 85
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS09002 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.09 km)
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Frequently asked questions about New Alma City Lake
Where is New Alma City Lake?
- New Alma City Lake is a lake in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of New Alma City Lake?
- New Alma City Lake in Wabaunsee County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.6 µg/L. Surface area: 54.8 acres.
Is New Alma City Lake 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
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX5 samples · 2016
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk depth
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
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.