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Renner Reservoir D

Big Horn County, Wyoming70 acresView mapDirections

NR
Not rated

Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.

Water temp
No reading
No gauge
Clarity
No reading
No sample
Max depth
~15 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Level
No reading
No gauge
Trend
Stable
2 years of samples
  • 15 ft max depth
  • Public access
  • Limited data

Renner Reservoir D in Big Horn County, Wyoming is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Surface area: 70 acres.

Max depth
~15 ft est.
Area
70 acres
Phosphorus
20 µg/L
Trend
Stable
Public access
Yes
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Why Renner Reservoir D has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Renner Reservoir D, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). Sampling here has recorded phosphorus, but not water clarity and algae (chlorophyll-a).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by Wyoming DEQ and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Renner Reservoir D is a 70-acre lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming with an estimated average depth of about 15 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2015-09-22. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Water quality measurements for Renner Reservoir D

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. TSI 47.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
Phosphorus20 µg/LNot graded
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)47Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~15 ft est.
Average Depth~13 ft est.
Surface Area70 acres
Public AccessYes

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Wyoming has not published bathymetry for Renner Reservoir D.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
19 sq mi
Shoreline
1.6 mi
Elevation
4,770 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.

Fishing Renner Reservoir D

Based on 2 years of monitoring data (2020-2025).

MetricTrendChange/YearYears
Phosphorus Stable0 µg/L/yr2

Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Renner Reservoir D is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Renner (completed 1950), built primarily for irrigation on the Buffalo Flat Creek; earth-type dam, 16 ft tall and 1,050 ft long.

Surface area
70 ac
Normal storage
366 ac-ft
Max storage
584 ac-ft
Drainage area
0 sq mi
Hazard class
Low
Owner
WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY01059 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.14 km)

Graded lakes near Renner Reservoir D

Renner Reservoir D has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Renner Reservoir D

Where is Renner Reservoir D?

Renner Reservoir D is a lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for Renner Reservoir D?

Renner Reservoir D in Big Horn County, Wyoming is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Surface area: 70 acres.

Is Renner Reservoir D safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

How deep is Renner Reservoir D?

No published bathymetric survey covers Renner Reservoir 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 70 acres.

Where this data comes from

6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2014–2015. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Watershed ProgramWYDEQ_WATERSHED6 samples · 2014–2015

Analytical methods

  • Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)