Where is Upper Stillwater Reservoir?

Upper Stillwater Reservoir is a lake in Garfield County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Upper Stillwater Reservoir?

Upper Stillwater Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Bear 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 Stillwater Reservoir

Garfield County, Colorado56 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.

Area

56 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.9 mi

Measured length

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Upper Stillwater Reservoir in Garfield County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 56 acres.

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Upper Stillwater Reservoir is a 56-acre lake in Garfield County, Colorado.

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

What Upper Stillwater Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Upper Stillwater Reservoir 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.

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Water quality measurements for Upper Stillwater Reservoir

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Upper Stillwater 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

Surface area

56 acres

Shoreline

1.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Stillwater Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Upper Stillwater Reservoir

Bear 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 Stillwater Reservoir

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Nearby Lakes in Garfield County

Yamcolo Reservoir1.3 miView →Stillwater Reservoir3 miView →Keener Lake4.3 miView →Skinny Fish Lake6.9 miView →Island Lake—View →Crescent Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Upper Stillwater Reservoir

Where is Upper Stillwater Reservoir?: Upper Stillwater Reservoir is a lake in Garfield 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 Stillwater Reservoir?: Upper Stillwater Reservoir in Garfield County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 56 acres.
Is Upper Stillwater Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Upper Stillwater Reservoir?: Upper Stillwater Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Bear 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.