Sundance Fairgrounds Pond
Crook County, Wyoming4 acresView mapDirections
Wyoming DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Sundance Fairgrounds Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Sundance Fairgrounds Pond in Crook County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 4 acres.
Sundance Fairgrounds Pond is a 4-acre lake in Crook County, Wyoming.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ, last sampled 2019-09-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Sundance Fairgrounds Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping2 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sundance Fairgrounds Pond 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 Sundance Fairgrounds Pond
These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Sundance Fairgrounds Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 4.1 ft. Phosphorus 10 µg/L. TSI 47.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 10µg/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. | 47 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
4 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Sundance Fairgrounds Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Sundance Fairgrounds Pond
- Sundance4.2 km
- Reuter Campground5.0 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Sundance Fairgrounds Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Washington Memorial (completed 1987), built primarily for irrigation on the Sundance Creek; earth-type dam, 24 ft tall and 499 ft long.
- Surface area
- 4 ac
- Normal storage
- 31 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 13.2 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF SUNDANCE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WY01951 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.03 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Sundance Fairgrounds Pond
Where is Sundance Fairgrounds Pond?
- Sundance Fairgrounds Pond is a lake in Crook County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sundance Fairgrounds Pond?
- Sundance Fairgrounds Pond in Crook County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L. Surface area: 4 acres.
Is Sundance Fairgrounds Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Sundance Fairgrounds Pond?
- Sundance Fairgrounds Pond has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Sundance, Reuter Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019. 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_WATERSHED6 samples · 2019
Analytical methods
- Secchi
- 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
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles