Bear River Reservoir
Amador County, California165 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
- Limited data
Bear River Reservoir in Amador County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 165 acres.
Bear River Reservoir is a 165-acre lake in Amador County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bear River Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the California State Water Resources Control Board and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bear River Reservoir
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Bear River Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Surface area
165 acres
Shoreline
2.8 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bear River Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Bear River Reservoir
Where is Bear River Reservoir?
- Bear River Reservoir is a lake in Amador County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bear River Reservoir?
- Bear River Reservoir in Amador County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 165 acres.
Is Bear River Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Bear River Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.