Saratoga Reservoir
Carbon County, Wyoming277 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Saratoga Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- 19 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Saratoga Reservoir in Carbon County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Surface area: 277 acres.
Saratoga Reservoir is a 277-acre lake in Carbon County, Wyoming with an estimated average depth of about 19 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2014-09-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Saratoga Reservoir covers about 280 acres in Carbon County. It has one public boat landing. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Saratoga Reservoir on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
What Saratoga Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Saratoga Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Saratoga Reservoir
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Saratoga 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. Phosphorus 40 µg/L. TSI 57.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 40µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 57 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~19 ft est.
Surface area
277 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Wyoming DEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Wyoming has not published bathymetry for Saratoga Reservoir.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
5 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
3.7 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
6,781 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
- Saratoga LakePublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Saratoga Reservoir
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2013–2014). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Worsening+30 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Saratoga Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Saratoga Lake (completed 1960), built primarily for recreation on the North Platte River; earth-type dam, 13 ft tall and 4,110 ft long.
- Surface area
- 277 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,559 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 3,177 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY00229 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Saratoga Reservoir
Where is Saratoga Reservoir?
- Saratoga Reservoir is a lake in Carbon County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Saratoga Reservoir?
- Saratoga Reservoir in Carbon County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Surface area: 277 acres.
Is Saratoga Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Saratoga Reservoir?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Saratoga Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 19 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 277 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Saratoga Reservoir?
- Saratoga Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Saratoga Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Saratoga Reservoir?
- Saratoga Reservoir 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 Wyoming's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Program
WYDEQ_WATERSHED6 samples · 2013–2014
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory