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Tulare County Lake Quality

California, 30 lakes, measured by SWRCB

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 30 monitored lakes in Tulare 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 Tulare County

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

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
Amphitheater LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Bird LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Brewer LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Five LakesTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bravo LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Columbine LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Crabtree LakesTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
East LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Franklin LakesTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Funston LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hamilton LakesTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hitchcock LakesTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Iridescent LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Josephine LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake KaweahTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lake ReflectionTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake South AmericaTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake SuccessTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lion LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moose LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moraine LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
North Guard LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rocky Basin LakesTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sky Blue LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
South Guard LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sphinx LakesTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spring Lake OutletTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tulainyo LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wales LakeTulareNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wallace LakeTulareNo 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.