Shepherd Lake
Garfield County, Colorado30 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
Shepherd Lake in Garfield County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Shepherd Lake is a 30-acre lake in Garfield County, Colorado.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Shepherd Lake 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 Shepherd Lake
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Shepherd 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
Surface area
30 acres
Shoreline
1 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Shepherd Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Shepherd Lake
Where is Shepherd Lake?
- Shepherd Lake is a lake in Garfield County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shepherd Lake?
- Shepherd Lake in Garfield County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Is Shepherd Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Shepherd Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.