Sheep Creek Lake
Daggett County, UtahView mapDirections
Utah DWQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Sheep Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- 20 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Sheep Creek Lake in Daggett County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3 µg/L.
Sheep Creek Lake is a mesotrophic lake in Daggett County, Utah with an estimated average depth of about 20 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 6 other monitored lakes in Daggett County, Sheep Creek Lake ranks #6 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Utah DWQ, last sampled 2023-08-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Sheep Creek Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water10.3 ft of visibility
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
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 Sheep Creek Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Utah Division of Water Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Sheep Creek Lake
These are the measurements Utah DWQ publishes for Sheep Creek Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 10.3 ft. Phosphorus 18.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3 µg/L. TSI 44.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 10.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 18.7µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 3µg/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. | 44 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~20 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by Utah DWQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Utah has not published bathymetry for Sheep Creek Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
0 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
77 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
8,609 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
- Sheep Creek 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 Sheep Creek Lake
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2012–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Stable3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.2 µg/L/yr3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Sheep Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Sheep Creek (completed 1958), built primarily for recreation on the Sheep Creek; earth-type dam, 20 ft tall and 1,905 ft long.
- Normal storage
- 760 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 920 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 1 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID UT00273 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Sheep Creek Lake
Where is Sheep Creek Lake?
- Sheep Creek Lake is a lake in Daggett County, Utah. Its water-quality measurements are published by Utah DWQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sheep Creek Lake?
- Sheep Creek Lake in Daggett County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 18.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3 µg/L.
Is Sheep Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sheep Creek Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Sheep Creek Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 20 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Sheep Creek Lake?
- Sheep Creek Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Sheep Creek Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Sheep Creek Lake?
- Sheep Creek 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 Utah's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
9 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Utah Department Of Environmental Quality
UTAHDWQ_WQX9 samples · 2019–2023
Analytical methods
- Field Measurements
- 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.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory