Upper Sand Creek Lake
Saguache County, Colorado25 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
Upper Sand Creek Lake in Saguache County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 25 acres.
Upper Sand Creek Lake is a 25-acre lake in Saguache County, Colorado.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Sand Creek Lake 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 Upper Sand Creek Lake
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Upper Sand Creek 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
25 acres
Shoreline
1.1 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Sand Creek Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Sand Creek Lake
Where is Upper Sand Creek Lake?
- Upper Sand Creek Lake is a lake in Saguache County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Sand Creek Lake?
- Upper Sand Creek Lake in Saguache County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 25 acres.
Is Upper Sand Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Upper Sand Creek Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.