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Mesotrophic Lakes in Wyoming

78 mesotrophic lakes in Wyoming. Moderate nutrients, good water quality.

Most well-managed working lakes register as mesotrophic — the band that balances productivity with clarity. 78 lakes in {{stateName}} sit in the mesotrophic band. About 0% are deep (50+ ft); the rest are shallower basins where watershed management keeps nutrients from pushing the system into eutrophy.

Mesotrophic lakes tend to grade B or C on the LakeGrade rubric — the productive-but-clear band lines up with the middle of the letter grades.

#LakeCountyGradeClarityDepthTSI
1Fontenelle ReservoirLincolnA15 ft-41
2Atlantic Rim ReservoirCarbonA--43
3Hanna Water Supply LakeCarbonA--43
4Fontenelle ReservoirLincolnA13.3 ft-40
5Fontenelle Reservoir Lower-MidLincolnA11.8 ft-43
6Seminoe Reservoir Lacustrine PelagicCarbonA17.1 ft-43
7Viva Naughton Reservoir LpdLincolnA12.3 ft-44
8Kleenburn PondSheridanA11.5 ft-43
9Healy ReservoirJohnsonA15.3 ft-43
10Bell ReservoirAlbanyA10.3 ft-43
11Lower Sunshine ReservoirParkA10.6 ft-40
12Nla LakeJohnsonB7.1 ft-44
13Fontenelle Reservoir Caseknife CanyonLincolnB9.5 ft-45
14Flaming Gorge ReservoirSweetwaterB11.8 ft-42
15Nla LakeAlbanyB8.6 ft-45
16Nla LakeAlbanyB12.6 ft-45
17Pathfinder Reservoir Lacustrine PelagicNatronaB10.7 ft-45
18Alcova Reservoir Transitional PelagicNatronaB11.3 ft-45
19Pathfinder Reservoir Transitional PelagicNatronaB11.1 ft-45
20Seminoe Reservoir Transitional LittoralCarbonB7.1 ft-43
21Alcova Reservoir Lacustrine PelagicNatronaB12.8 ft-44
22Pathfinder Reservoir Transitional LittoralNatronaB7.7 ft-45
23Seminoe Reservoir Transitional PelagicCarbonB11.4 ft-45
24Keyhole ReservoirCrookB10.6 ft-45
25Lake OwenAlbanyB8.1 ft-42
26Muddy Guard ReservoirJohnsonB15.2 ft-46
27Park ReservoirSheridanB10.8 ft-43
28Upper New Fork LakeSubletteB10.5 ft-43
29Meadowlark LakeBig HornB11.7 ft-42
30Lake CameahwaitFremontB11.6 ft-45
31Boysen ReservoirFremontB11.5 ft-45
32Boysen Reservoir Transitional EmbaymentFremontB11 ft-45
33Colter South Dock LakeTetonB12.2 ft-41
34Lower Jade LakeFremontB--47
35Sodergreen LakeAlbanyB--47
36Wallis ReservoirCarbonB--47
37Sevenmile LakeAlbanyB--47
38Phillips LakeAlbanyB--47
39Upper Sunshine Reservoir LpdParkB--47
40Upper Sunshine Reservoir RtpdParkB--47
41Renner Reservoir DBig HornB--47
42Mortenson Lake DAlbanyB--47
43Leazenby Lake DAlbanyB--47
44Fontenelle ReservoirLincolnB--47
45Fontenelle ReservoirLincolnB--47
46Deaver Reservoir -DParkB--47
47Hogan ReservoirParkB--47
48Tippecanoe Reservoir -DParkB--47
49Sawmill Reservoir DSheridanB--47
50Upper North Crow ReservoirLaramieB--47
51Rawlins Peaking ReservoirCarbonB--47
52Alcova Reservoir Transitional LittoralNatronaB5.2 ft-48
53Glendo Reservoir Lacustrine EmbaymentPlatteB7.4 ft-48
54Seminoe Reservoir PelagicCarbonB8.5 ft-47
55Pathfinder Reservoir Lacustrine LittoralNatronaB7.8 ft-47
56Glendo Reservoir Lacustrine LittoralPlatteB6.6 ft-49
57Seminoe Reservoir Lacustrine LittoralCarbonB11.7 ft-47
58Seminoe Reservoir Riverine LittoralCarbonB7.8 ft-47
59Seminoe Reservoir Riverine PelagicCarbonB6.6 ft-49
60Alcova Reservoir Lacustrine LittoralNatronaB4.3 ft-50
61Jim Bridger PondSweetwaterB4.9 ft-48
62Fontenelle ReservoirLincolnB14.8 ft-46
63Rock LakePlatteB3.8 ft-49
64Wheatland ReservoirPlatteB8.9 ft-46
65Flaming Gorge-Green River Off Firehole Canyon Campground LakeSweetwaterB4.4 ft-45
66Keyhole ReservoirCrookB7.7 ft-48
67Sibley LakeSheridanB9.2 ft-46
68Lake HattieAlbanyB8.4 ft-47
69Jordan ReservoirPlatteB5 ft-46
70Boysen ReservoirFremontB12.4 ft-47
71Lower North Crow ReservoirLaramieB9.4 ft-46
72Blacks Fork LakeSweetwaterC8.5 ft-46
73Pathfinder Reservoir Riverine PelagicCarbonC5.9 ft-49
74Rollins ReservoirUintaC6.2 ft-49
75Camp Roberts PondJohnsonC5.6 ft-50
76Boysen ReservoirFremontC9.2 ft-49
77Colter North Dock LakeTetonC9.8 ft-44
78Frye LakeFremontC8.4 ft-46

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.