Where is Upper Red Rock Lake?

Upper Red Rock Lake is a lake in Beaverhead County, Montana. Its water-quality measurements are published by Montana DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Upper Red Rock Lake?

Upper Red Rock Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Upper Lake 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.

Upper Red Rock Lake

Beaverhead County, Montana2,947 acresView map Directions

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

Area

2,947 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

11 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Hydrologic alteration

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Upper Red Rock Lake in Beaverhead County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2947 acres.

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Upper Red Rock Lake is a 2,947-acre lake in Beaverhead County, Montana.

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

What Upper Red Rock Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby
Big water2,947 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Red Rock Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for hydrologic alteration, sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Upper Red Rock Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Montana 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 Red Rock Lake

These are the measurements Montana DEQ publishes for Upper Red Rock 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

2,947 acres

Shoreline

11 mi

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

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Upper Red Rock Lake

Upper Lake Campground2.3 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 Red Rock Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Upper Red Rock Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2021 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Hydrologic alterationSediment / turbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MT41A005_030 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Beaverhead County

Swan Lake1.8 miView →Widgeon Pond3.9 miView →Elk Lake6.6 miView →Lower Red Rock Lake6.5 miView →Conklin Lake11 miView →Fish Creek Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Upper Red Rock Lake

Where is Upper Red Rock Lake?: Upper Red Rock Lake is a lake in Beaverhead County, Montana. Its water-quality measurements are published by Montana DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Red Rock Lake?: Upper Red Rock Lake in Beaverhead County, Montana has water-quality measurements published by Montana DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2947 acres.
Is Upper Red Rock Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Red Rock Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for hydrologic alteration, sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Upper Red Rock Lake?: Upper Red Rock Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Upper Lake 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.