Where is Priest Butte Lakes?

Priest Butte Lakes is a lake in Teton County, Montana. Its water-quality measurements are published by Montana DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Priest Butte Lakes

Teton County, Montana137 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Montana DEQ for this lake.

Area

137 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)

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Priest Butte Lakes in Teton County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 137 acres.

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Priest Butte Lakes is a 137-acre lake in Teton County, Montana.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Montana DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Priest Butte Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for metals (other than mercury), salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Priest Butte Lakes is safe to swim in today is a call for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Priest Butte Lakes

These are the measurements Montana DEQ publishes for Priest Butte Lakes, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

137 acres

Shoreline

2.3 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Priest Butte Lakes, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Priest Butte Lakes is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2021 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Metals (other than mercury)Salinity / chlorides

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Other.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MT41O004_020 · Official waterbody report

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Priest Butte Lakes0.9 miView →Pond Number One4.2 miView →Pond Number Four5 miView →Pond Number Two5.2 miView →Pond Number Three5.6 miView →Pond Number Five7 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Priest Butte Lakes

Where is Priest Butte Lakes?: Priest Butte Lakes is a lake in Teton County, Montana. Its water-quality measurements are published by Montana DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Priest Butte Lakes?: Priest Butte Lakes in Teton County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 137 acres.
Is Priest Butte Lakes safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Priest Butte Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for metals (other than mercury), salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.