Willard Pond West End
Box Elder County, UtahView mapDirections
Utah DWQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Willard Pond West End. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Limited data
Willard Pond West End in Box Elder County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 133.5 µg/L.
Willard Pond West End is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Box Elder County, Utah. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 14 other monitored lakes in Box Elder County, Willard Pond West End ranks #11 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Utah DWQ, last sampled 2025-09-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Willard Pond West End is safe to swim in today is a call for the Utah Division of Water Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Willard Pond West End
These are the measurements Utah DWQ publishes for Willard Pond West End, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 4.3 ft. Phosphorus 133.5 µg/L. TSI 65.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 134µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 65 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2015–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening7 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+18.59 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-1.87 µg/L/yr4 years
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Frequently asked questions about Willard Pond West End
Where is Willard Pond West End?
- Willard Pond West End is a lake in Box Elder County, Utah. Its water-quality measurements are published by Utah DWQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Willard Pond West End?
- Willard Pond West End in Box Elder County, Utah has water-quality measurements published by Utah DWQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 133.5 µg/L.
Is Willard Pond West End 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
16 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Utah Department Of Environmental Quality
UTAHDWQ_WQX16 samples · 2025
Analytical methods
- Field Measurements
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.