Upper City Reservoir
Appanoose County, Iowa110 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Iowa DNR for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 30 ft max depth
Upper City Reservoir in Appanoose County, Iowa has water-quality measurements published by Iowa DNR, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 110 acres.
Upper City Reservoir is a 110-acre lake in Appanoose County, Iowa with a maximum depth of 30 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Iowa DNR. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper City Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper City Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper City Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Upper City Reservoir
These are the measurements Iowa DNR publishes for Upper City Reservoir, 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
Max depth
30 ft
Surface area
110 acres
Shoreline
4.9 mi
The depth above comes from a bathymetric survey of this lake, not from a regional estimate.
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EPA Impairment Status
Upper City Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit IA 05-CHA-1318 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Upper City Reservoir
Where is Upper City Reservoir?
- Upper City Reservoir is a lake in Appanoose County, Iowa. Its water-quality measurements are published by Iowa DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper City Reservoir?
- Upper City Reservoir in Appanoose County, Iowa has water-quality measurements published by Iowa DNR, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 110 acres.
Is Upper City Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper City Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Upper City Reservoir?
- Upper City Reservoir has a maximum depth of 30 feet. The lake covers 110 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Upper City Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database