Big Water
Churchill County, Nevada6,003 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NDEP for this lake.
Big Water in Churchill County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 6003 acres.
Big Water is a 6,003-acre lake in Churchill County, Nevada.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Big Water is good for
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- Big water6,003 acres
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big Water is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Big Water
These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Big Water, 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
6,003 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Water, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Big Water
Where is Big Water?
- Big Water is a lake in Churchill County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Water?
- Big Water in Churchill County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 6003 acres.
Is Big Water 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 Water come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.