Sloan Lake is a lake in Denver County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.

Sloan Lake

Denver County, Colorado173 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.

Area

173 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)

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Sloan Lake in Denver County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 173 acres.

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Sloan Lake is a 173-acre lake in Denver County, Colorado.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sloan Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Sloan 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.

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Water quality measurements for Sloan Lake

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Sloan 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

173 acres

Shoreline

2.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Sloan Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Sloan Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Oxygen depletion (low DO)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit COSPUS17b_A · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Denver County

Berkeley Lake1 ft clear2.4 miView →Rocky Mountain Lake2.5 miView →Marston Lake—View →Windsor Lake—View →Bluff Lake4.7 ft clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Sloan Lake

Where is Sloan Lake?: Sloan Lake is a lake in Denver County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sloan Lake?: Sloan Lake in Denver County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 173 acres.
Is Sloan Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sloan Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.