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San Diego County Lake Quality

California, 30 lakes, measured by SWRCB

There are 30 monitored lakes in San Diego County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 30 monitored lakes in San Diego County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings SWRCB has published, shown as reported.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.

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All Lakes in San Diego County

30 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 30 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 30 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
Barrett LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Laguna LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dixon ReservoirSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
El Capitan LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Guajome LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Halfhill LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
La Posta Lake SurfaceSan DiegoNo recent samples80 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake CuyamacaSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake HenshawSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake HodgesSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake JenningsSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake MiramarSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake O'NeillSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake PowaySan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake San MarcosSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake SutherlandSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake WohlfordSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Loveland ReservoirSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samples7.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lower Otay LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Morena ReservoirSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Murray ReservoirSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Olivenhain ReservoirSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Palo Verde LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
San Dieguito ReservoirSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
San Vicente ReservoirSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sweetwater ReservoirSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Turner LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Upper Otay LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Whelan LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Windmill LakeSan DiegoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot 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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Source: the California State Water Resources Control Board. See data sources.