Shamrock Lake
Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska2,088 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 27 ft mean depth (modelled)
Shamrock Lake in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2088 acres.
Shamrock Lake is a 2,088-acre lake in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 27 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Shamrock Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water2,088 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Shamrock Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Shamrock Lake
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Shamrock Lake, 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
Mean depth
~27 ft est.
Surface area
2,088 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Shamrock Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
470 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~27 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
11.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,155 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.
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Frequently asked questions about Shamrock Lake
Where is Shamrock Lake?
- Shamrock Lake is a lake in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shamrock Lake?
- Shamrock Lake in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2088 acres.
Is Shamrock Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Shamrock Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Shamrock Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 27 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 2088 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Shamrock Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)