Big Sand Lake
Idaho County, Idaho75 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Idaho DEQ for this lake.
Big Sand Lake in Idaho County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 75 acres.
Big Sand Lake is a 75-acre lake in Idaho County, Idaho.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEQ. 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 Sand Lake 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 Sand Lake
These are the measurements Idaho DEQ publishes for Big Sand 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
75 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Sand Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Big Sand Lake
Where is Big Sand Lake?
- Big Sand Lake is a lake in Idaho 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 Sand Lake?
- Big Sand Lake in Idaho County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 75 acres.
Is Big Sand 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 Sand Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.