Richmond City Lake
Franklin County, Kansas14 acresView mapDirections
KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for Richmond City Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Limited data
Richmond City Lake in Franklin County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 27 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 19 µg/L. Surface area: 14.18 acres.
Richmond City Lake is a 14-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Franklin County, Kansas. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2017-08-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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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 Richmond 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 Richmond City Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for Richmond 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 3.9 ft. Phosphorus 27 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 19 µg/L. TSI 56.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 27µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 19µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 56 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
14 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Richmond City Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2015–2017). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Stable2 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+2.5 µg/L/yr2 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+1.25 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Richmond City Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the City Water Supply Dam (completed 1955), built primarily for water supply on the Dry Branch-Tr; earth-type dam, 44 ft tall and 650 ft long.
- Surface area
- 14.18 ac
- Normal storage
- 172.86 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 262.9 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.85 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- RICHMOND, CITY OF
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS02477 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.05 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Richmond City Lake
Where is Richmond City Lake?
- Richmond City Lake is a lake in Franklin County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Richmond City Lake?
- Richmond City Lake in Franklin County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 27 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 19 µg/L. Surface area: 14.18 acres.
Is Richmond 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
10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2015–2017. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX10 samples · 2015–2017
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.