Rio Grande Reservoir
Hinsdale County, Colorado809 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
Rio Grande Reservoir in Hinsdale County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 809 acres.
Rio Grande Reservoir is a 809-acre lake in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Rio Grande Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Rio Grande Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Rio Grande Reservoir
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Rio Grande Reservoir, 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
809 acres
Shoreline
8.7 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Rio Grande Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Rio Grande Reservoir
- Thirty Mile4.6 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Rio Grande Reservoir
Where is Rio Grande Reservoir?
- Rio Grande Reservoir is a lake in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Rio Grande Reservoir?
- Rio Grande Reservoir in Hinsdale County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 809 acres.
Is Rio Grande Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Rio Grande Reservoir?
- Rio Grande Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Thirty Mile. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Rio Grande Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles