Twin Lakes East
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Colorado WQCD publishes the water-quality measurements for Twin Lakes East. Here is what has been measured.
- Oligotrophic
- 105 ft max depth
- Limited data
Twin Lakes East in Lake County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 46 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.3 µg/L.
Twin Lakes East is a cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Lake County, Colorado with an estimated average depth of about 105 feet. Compared to the 3 other monitored lakes in Lake County, Twin Lakes East ranks #1 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE, last sampled 2024-09-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Twin Lakes East is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water14.1 ft of visibility
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Twin Lakes East 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 Twin Lakes East
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Twin Lakes East, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 14.1 ft. Phosphorus 46 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.3 µg/L. TSI 44.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 14.1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 46µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 1.3µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 44 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~105 ft est.
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Colorado has not published bathymetry for Twin Lakes East.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
105 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
1,423 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
6.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
9,203 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.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Twin Lakes East
- Dexter1.4 km
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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Frequently asked questions about Twin Lakes East
Where is Twin Lakes East?
- Twin Lakes East is a lake in Lake County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Twin Lakes East?
- Twin Lakes East in Lake County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 14.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 46 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.3 µg/L.
Is Twin Lakes East safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Twin Lakes East?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Twin Lakes East, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 105 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there campgrounds on Twin Lakes East?
- Twin Lakes East has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Dexter. 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
18 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment-WQCD
21COL001_WQX18 samples · 2024
Analytical methods
- Secchi disk depth measurement
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
- Nitrogen in Water by Pyrolysis Detection
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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)
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles