Spring Creek Park Lake
Douglas County, KansasView mapDirections
Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.
- Impaired · Noxious aquatic plants
- Limited data
Spring Creek Park Lake in Douglas County, Kansas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 104.6 µg/L.
- Clarity
- 1 ft
- Chlorophyll-a
- 104.6 µg/L
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Why Spring Creek Park Lake has no grade
We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Spring Creek Park Lake, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). Sampling here has recorded water clarity and algae (chlorophyll-a), but not phosphorus.
Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.
Sampling is run by KDHE and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.
Spring Creek Park Lake is a lake in Douglas County, Kansas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, KDHE, last sampled 2018-08-06. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
Swimming Safety
Not ratedLimited data
The letter is not a swimming clearance. Spring Creek Park Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Water quality measurements for Spring Creek Park Lake
These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.
Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility. Chlorophyll-a 104.6 µg/L. TSI 77.
| Metric | Value | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 1 ft | Not graded |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 104.6 µg/L | Not graded |
| Trophic State Index (TSI) | 77 | Hypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
Fishing Spring Creek Park Lake
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Spring Creek Park Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the (completed 1937), built primarily for water supply on the Spring Creek, 25 ft tall and 525 ft long.
- Normal storage
- 60 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 88 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- BALDWIN CITY, CITY OF
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID KS02469 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.11 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Spring Creek Park Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit KS-LM066801 · Official waterbody report
Graded lakes near Spring Creek Park Lake
Spring Creek Park Lake has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.
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Frequently asked questions about Spring Creek Park Lake
Where is Spring Creek Park Lake?
- Spring Creek Park Lake is a lake in Douglas County, Kansas. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).
What is the water quality grade for Spring Creek Park Lake?
- Spring Creek Park Lake in Douglas County, Kansas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Water clarity: 1 ft visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 104.6 µg/L.
Is Spring Creek Park Lake safe to swim in?
- The letter is not a swimming clearance. Spring Creek Park Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Kansas Department Of Health And Environment
21KAN001_WQX2 samples · 2018
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk depth
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database