Spring Lake D
Carbon County, Wyoming29 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Spring Lake D. Here is what has been measured.
- 12 ft max depth
- Limited data
Spring Lake D in Carbon County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 100 µg/L. Surface area: 29 acres.
Spring Lake D is a 29-acre lake in Carbon County, Wyoming with an estimated average depth of about 12 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2014-09-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Spring Lake D is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Spring Lake D
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Spring Lake D, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 100 µg/L. TSI 71.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 100µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 71 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~12 ft est.
Surface area
29 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Wyoming has not published bathymetry for Spring Lake D.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
36 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.9 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
7,677 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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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Spring Lake D is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Spring Lake (completed 1970), built primarily for other on the Spring Creek; earth-type dam, 21 ft tall and 500 ft long.
- Surface area
- 29 ac
- Normal storage
- 256 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 416 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- CODY RESOURCES LP
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY00301 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.23 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Spring Lake D
Where is Spring Lake D?
- Spring Lake D is a lake in Carbon County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Spring Lake D?
- Spring Lake D in Carbon County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 100 µg/L. Surface area: 29 acres.
Is Spring Lake D safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Spring Lake D?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Spring Lake D, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 12 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 29 acres.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Program
WYDEQ_WATERSHED3 samples · 2014
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
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)