Big Reservoir
Placer County, California54 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
- Limited data
Big Reservoir in Placer County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 54 acres.
Big Reservoir is a 54-acre lake in Placer County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Big Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping2 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big 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 Big Reservoir
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Big 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
54 acres
Shoreline
1.3 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Big Reservoir
- Big Reservoir Campground0.5 km
- Brimstone Ohv Campground3.8 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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Frequently asked questions about Big Reservoir
Where is Big Reservoir?
- Big Reservoir is a lake in Placer County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Reservoir?
- Big Reservoir in Placer County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 54 acres.
Is Big Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Big Reservoir?
- Big Reservoir has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Big Reservoir Campground, Brimstone Ohv Campground. 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.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Big Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles