Where is Boies Reservoir?

Boies Reservoir is a lake in Elko County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Boies Reservoir

Elko County, Nevada29 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NDEP for this lake.

Area

29 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Boies Reservoir in Elko County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.

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Boies Reservoir is a 29-acre lake in Elko County, Nevada.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Boies Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Boies Reservoir 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.

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Water quality measurements for Boies Reservoir

These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Boies 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

29 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Boies Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Boies Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NV03-SR-53_01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Elko County

Bishop Creek Reservoir23.7 miView →Charleston Reservoir31.3 miView →Crittenden Reservoir37.9 miView →Snow Water Lake—View →Dake Reservoir45.3 miView →Lake Phyllis—View →

Frequently asked questions about Boies Reservoir

Where is Boies Reservoir?: Boies Reservoir is a lake in Elko County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Boies Reservoir?: Boies Reservoir in Elko County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Is Boies Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Boies Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.