Amador County Lake Quality
California, 12 lakes, measured by SWRCB
Amador County holds 12 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Taken together, the monitored lakes of Amador County sit near the low-nutrient end of the California range.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point.
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All Lakes in Amador County
12 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 11 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 11 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardee Reservoir A Vista PointAmador | No recent samples | 4 µg/L | 0.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Bear River ReservoirAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Camanche ReservoirAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Henderson ReservoirAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake AmadorAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake TabeaudAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Loch LaneAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lower Bear River ReservoirAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Pardee Reservoir North ArmAmador | No recent samples | 4 µg/L | 0.8 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Salt Springs ReservoirAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Silver LakeAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Tiger Creek ReservoirAmador | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.
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