Bead Lake is a lake in Pend Oreille County, Washington. Its water-quality measurements are published by Washington Ecology and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Bead Lake?

Bead Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including No Name Lake, Mystic Lake. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Bead Lake

Pend Oreille County, Washington725 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Washington Ecology for this lake.

Area

725 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

10.1 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Dioxins

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Bead Lake in Pend Oreille County, Washington has water-quality measurements published by Washington Ecology, shown here as reported. Surface area: 725 acres.

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Bead Lake is a 725-acre lake in Pend Oreille County, Washington.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, WA Ecology. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Bead Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping2 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bead Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for dioxins, nuisance exotic species, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bead Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Washington State Department of Ecology and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bead Lake

These are the measurements Washington Ecology publishes for Bead Lake, 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

725 acres

Shoreline

10.1 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Bead Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Bead Lake

No Name Lake1.1 km
Mystic Lake3.0 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Bead Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Bead Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2018 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

DioxinsNuisance exotic speciesPCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit WA17010216001014_001_001 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Pend Oreille County

Indian Creek Fishing Pond3.7 miView →Marshall Lake3.5 miView →Shearer Lake6.1 miView →South Skookum Lake6.8 miView →Kings Lake7.2 miView →Mountain Meadows Lake8.9 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Bead Lake

Where is Bead Lake?: Bead Lake is a lake in Pend Oreille County, Washington. Its water-quality measurements are published by Washington Ecology and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bead Lake?: Bead Lake in Pend Oreille County, Washington has water-quality measurements published by Washington Ecology, shown here as reported. Surface area: 725 acres.
Is Bead Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bead Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for dioxins, nuisance exotic species, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Bead Lake?: Bead Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including No Name Lake, Mystic Lake. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.