Big Blue Creek Reservoir
Owyhee County, Idaho186 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Idaho DEQ for this lake.
- Impaired · Sediment / turbidity
Big Blue Creek Reservoir in Owyhee County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 186 acres.
Big Blue Creek Reservoir is a 186-acre lake in Owyhee County, Idaho.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Big Blue Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big Blue Creek Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Big Blue Creek Reservoir
These are the measurements Idaho DEQ publishes for Big Blue Creek 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. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
186 acres
Shoreline
5.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Blue Creek Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Big Blue Creek Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit ID17050104SW013_0L · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Big Blue Creek Reservoir
Where is Big Blue Creek Reservoir?
- Big Blue Creek Reservoir is a lake in Owyhee County, Idaho. Its water-quality measurements are published by Idaho DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Blue Creek Reservoir?
- Big Blue Creek Reservoir in Owyhee County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 186 acres.
Is Big Blue Creek Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Big Blue Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for sediment / turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Big Blue Creek Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database