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Coconino County, Arizona · Water Quality Report Card

Willow Springs Lake

Grade Not rated
Limited Data

Willow Springs Lake in Coconino County, Arizona is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.

Mean depth
~13 ft est.

Willow Springs Lake is a lake in Coconino County, Arizona with an estimated average depth of about 13 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2026-03-11. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

Water Quality Grade: Not rated

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No data
PhosphorusNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Average Depth~13 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Arizona has not published bathymetry for Willow Springs Lake.

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Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
4 sq mi
Surface area
101 acres
Mean depth (modeled estimate)
~13 ft est.
Shoreline
3.3 mi
Elevation
7,526 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

Where this data comes from

6 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2025–2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Great Lakes Environmental CenterGLEC5 samples · 2025
  • AZDEQ_SWAZDEQ_SW1 sample · 2026

Analytical methods

  • 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
  • 300.0 ~ EPA; Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography
  • SM 4500-P-F
Monitoring station identifiers (2)

Grade thresholds come from the U.S. EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 Technical Support Document (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated.

Data Sources

Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion

Most recent sample: 2026-03-11

Monitoring stations: 2

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