Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake
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KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- 32 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake in Pottawatomie County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.2 µg/L.
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake is a mesotrophic lake in Pottawatomie County, Kansas with an estimated average depth of about 32 feet. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Pottawatomie County, Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2018-06-11. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pottawatomie State Fishing 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 Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.3 ft. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.2 µg/L. TSI 44.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 8.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 20µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 2.2µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 44 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~32 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by KDHE
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Kansas has not published bathymetry for Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
3 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
57 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,132 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
- Pottawatomie County 2Public
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2012–2018). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening2 years
Phosphorus
Stable0 µg/L/yr2 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.15 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Pottawatomie CO State Lake No 2 Dam (completed 1976) on the Big Blue River-Tr, 59 ft tall and 1,520 ft long.
- Normal storage
- 1,350 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,100 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- KANSAS DEPT OF WILDLIFE PARKS & TOURISM
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS00891 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.13 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake
Where is Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake?
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake is a lake in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake?
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake in Pottawatomie County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.2 µg/L.
Is Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 32 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake?
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Pottawatomie County 2. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake?
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Kansas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2012–2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX10 samples · 2012–2018
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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory