Where is Upper Medicine Lodge Lake?

Upper Medicine Lodge Lake is a lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Upper Medicine Lodge Lake?

Upper Medicine Lodge Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Medicine Lodge Lake, Lower Paintrock Lake. 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.

Upper Medicine Lodge Lake

Big Horn County, Wyoming66 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Wyoming DEQ for this lake.

Area

66 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.6 mi

Measured length

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Upper Medicine Lodge Lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 66 acres.

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Upper Medicine Lodge Lake is a 66-acre lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wyoming DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Upper Medicine Lodge Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping2 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Upper Medicine Lodge Lake 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.

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Water quality measurements for Upper Medicine Lodge Lake

These are the measurements Wyoming DEQ publishes for Upper Medicine Lodge Lake, 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

Surface area

66 acres

Shoreline

1.6 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Medicine Lodge Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Upper Medicine Lodge Lake

Medicine Lodge Lake0.2 km
Lower Paintrock Lake0.9 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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Fishing Upper Medicine Lodge Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Big Horn County

Lower Medicine Lodge Lake0.7 miView →Shell Lake5.5 miView →Emerald Lake5.7 miView →Shell Reservoir7.8 miView →Adelaide Lake—View →Lake Solitude7.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Upper Medicine Lodge Lake

Where is Upper Medicine Lodge Lake?: Upper Medicine Lodge Lake is a lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wyoming DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Medicine Lodge Lake?: Upper Medicine Lodge Lake in Big Horn County, Wyoming has water-quality measurements published by Wyoming DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 66 acres.
Is Upper Medicine Lodge Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Upper Medicine Lodge Lake?: Upper Medicine Lodge Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Medicine Lodge Lake, Lower Paintrock Lake. 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.