Rooks Co State Fishing Lake
Rooks County, Kansas67 acresView mapDirections
KDHE publishes the water-quality measurements for Rooks Co State Fishing Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 25 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Rooks Co State Fishing Lake in Rooks County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 ft visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 24.2 µg/L. Surface area: 67 acres.
Rooks Co State Fishing Lake is a 67-acre lake in Rooks County, Kansas with an estimated average depth of about 25 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2018-08-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Rooks Co State Fishing Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Rooks Co State Fishing Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Rooks Co 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 Rooks Co State Fishing Lake
These are the measurements KDHE publishes for Rooks Co State Fishing Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.9 ft of visibility. Chlorophyll-a 24.2 µg/L. TSI 62.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.9ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 24.2µg/L | Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 62 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~25 ft est.
Surface area
67 acres
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 Rooks Co State Fishing Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
0 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,827 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
- Lake StocktonPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Rooks Co State Fishing Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Rooks County State Lake (completed 1934), built primarily for fish and wildlife pond on the Boxelder Creek; earth-type dam, 36 ft tall and 950 ft long.
- Surface area
- 67 ac
- Normal storage
- 515.5 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,345 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 27.3 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- KANSAS DEPT OF WILDLIFE PARKS & TOURISM
All listed purposes: Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS00892 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.16 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Rooks Co State Fishing Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit KS-LM011901 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Rooks Co State Fishing Lake
Where is Rooks Co State Fishing Lake?
- Rooks Co State Fishing Lake is a lake in Rooks County, Kansas. Its water-quality measurements are published by KDHE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Rooks Co State Fishing Lake?
- Rooks Co State Fishing Lake in Rooks County, Kansas has water-quality measurements published by KDHE, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.9 ft visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 24.2 µg/L. Surface area: 67 acres.
Is Rooks Co State Fishing Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Rooks Co State Fishing Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Rooks Co State Fishing Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Rooks Co State Fishing Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 25 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 67 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Rooks Co State Fishing Lake?
- Rooks Co State Fishing Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Stockton. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Rooks Co State Fishing Lake?
- Rooks Co 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
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX3 samples · 2018
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk depth
- 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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory