Wolford Mountain Reservoir
Grand County, Colorado1,283 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
Wolford Mountain Reservoir in Grand County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1283 acres.
Wolford Mountain Reservoir is a 1,283-acre lake in Grand County, Colorado.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Wolford Mountain Reservoir is good for
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- Big water1,283 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wolford Mountain Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Wolford Mountain 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.
Water quality measurements for Wolford Mountain Reservoir
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Wolford Mountain 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
1,283 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Wolford Mountain Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Wolford Mountain Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit COUCUC13_C · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Wolford Mountain Reservoir
Where is Wolford Mountain Reservoir?
- Wolford Mountain Reservoir is a lake in Grand County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wolford Mountain Reservoir?
- Wolford Mountain Reservoir in Grand County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1283 acres.
Is Wolford Mountain Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wolford Mountain Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Wolford Mountain Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database