Big Elk Lake
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania77 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from PA DEP for this lake.
Big Elk Lake in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 77 acres.
Big Elk Lake is a 77-acre lake in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, PA DEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big Elk Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Big Elk Lake
These are the measurements PA DEP publishes for Big Elk 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
77 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Elk Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Big Elk Lake
Where is Big Elk Lake?
- Big Elk Lake is a lake in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Elk Lake?
- Big Elk Lake in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 77 acres.
Is Big Elk Lake 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 Big Elk Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.